今天我们要学的词是 safe zone. Safe zone 名词，安全区。Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to establish four safe zones across the northern, central and southern parts of Syria. 俄罗斯，伊朗和土耳其同意在叙利亚北部，中...
今天我们要学的词是 persecution. Persecution 名词，意思是迫害。Russian police detained activists protesting the persecution of gay men in Chechnya. 俄罗斯警察拘捕了抗议车臣对同性恋男子进行迫害的活动人士。T...
今天我们要学的词是 activate. Activate 作为动词，有激活，启动的意思。Google activated a line of servers in Cuba, becoming the first foreign company to provide online content in the country. 谷歌在古巴激活了一整套服务...
今天我们要学的词是 controversial. Controversial 形容词，有争议的。President Trump has invited the Philippine's controversial president Duterte to the White House. 美国总统川普邀请颇具争议的菲律宾总统杜特尔特来白...
今天我们要学的词是 markedly. Markedly 意思是显著地。The number of migrants crossing into the U.S. has dropped markedly since President Trump took office. 美国总统川普上任以来，跨境进入美国的移民人数显著下降。...
今天我们要学的词是 negotiator. Negotiator 名词，谈判人员。Congressional negotiators reached an agreement to fund the federal government until the end of September. 美国国会谈判人员达成协议，保证联邦政府九月底以前...
今天我们要学的词是 unannounced. Unannounced 形容词，事先未经宣布的。U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. 美国国防部长马蒂斯对阿富汗进行了事先未经宣布的访问。U.S. Vi...
今天我们要学的词是 uptick. Uptick 作为名词，是增长，上扬的意思。U.S. officials suggested that drought and famine could be the cause of the uptick in piracy off Somalia. 美国官员表示，干旱和饥荒可能是索马里沿海...
今天我们要学的词是 in defiance of. In defiance of 有无视警告的意思。North Korea is expected to press ahead with more missile tests in defiance of United Nations sanctions. 朝鲜预计将无视联合国的制裁，进行更多的导弹...
今天我们要学的词是 Holocaust. Holocaust 名词，犹太人大屠杀。Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the opening ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. 以色列总理内塔尼亚胡在犹...
今天我们要学的词是 runoff. Runoff 作为名词，有决选的意思。French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen are heading into a runoff in two weeks. 法国中间派候选人马克龙和民族主义者...
今天我们要学的词是 yo-yo dieting. Yo-yo dieting 溜溜球节食法。Yo-yo dieting refers to the repeated loss and regain of body weight as a result of dieting. 溜溜球节食法指的是由节食引起的体重在减少和增加中的循环往...
今天我们要学的词是 genetic. Genetic 形容词，遗传的，基因的。For the first time, the FDA will allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risks directly to consumers. 美国食物药物管理局首次允许一家公司直接向...
今天我们要学的词是 encrypted. Encrypted 形容词，加密的。A recent survey revealed that nearly a quarter of information security professionals are blind to encrypted threats. 最新调查发现，将近四分之一的信息安全专业人...
今天我们要学的词是 inadvertently. Inadvertently 无意的。A chain of Dutch stores has apologized for inadvertently selling children's coloring books featuring an image of Adolf Hitler. 荷兰一家连锁店为不小心出售了带有希特勒...
