今天我们要学的词是 bacteria. Bacteria 名词，细菌。The World Health Organization issued a list of the top 12 types of bacteria that are most dangerous to humans. 世界卫生组织公布了对人体危害最严重的12个类别的细菌清...
今天我们要学的词是 call off. To call off 意思是取消。Talks between North Korean diplomats and former American officials were called off after the death of Kim Jong Un's half brother。金正恩同父异母的兄长死后，朝鲜外交官...
今天我们要学的词是 transformation. Transformation 名词，有改造，转变的意思。Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders called for a total transformation of the Democratic Party. 民主党参议员桑德斯呼吁，民主党需要彻底转变...
今天我们要学的词是 indispensable. Indispensable 形容词，不可缺少的。Former President George W. Bush said Monday that the media is indispensable to democracy. 美国前总统小布什星期一表示，媒体对民主制度而言是不...
今天我们要学的词是 prime-time. Prime-time 形容词，黄金时段的。U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time speech at a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. 美国总统川普星期二晚上的黄金时段将在国会联...
今天我们要学的词是 undocumented. Undocumented 形容词，无证的，非法的。New Department of Homeland Security guidelines give immigration officers more power to go after undocumented immigrants. 美国国土安全部新的指导方针增...
今天我们要学的词是 shortfall. Shortfall 名词，有短缺的意思。Norway has joined other countries to replace funding shortfalls left by U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on U.S. funding for abortion related services. 挪威和其他国家...
今天我们要学的词是 withhold. Withhold 动词，有保留，隐瞒的意思。Vice President Mike Pence said he was disappointed that former national security adviser Michael Flynn withheld information from him. 美国副总统彭斯表示，他...
今天我们要学的词是 famine. Famine 名词，饥荒。Famine has been declared in two counties of South Sudan by its government as well as three UN agencies. 苏丹政府和联合国的三个机构宣布，南苏丹的两个县已陷入饥荒。...
今天我们要学的词是 finalist. Finalist 名词，最终人选。U.S. President Donald Trump interviewed four finalists last Sunday for the position of national security adviser. 美国总统川普上周日面试了国家安全顾问一职的四位...
今天我们要学的词是 overdose. Overdose 用药过量。Authorities responded to 52 overdose calls in a 32-hour period last week in Louisville, Kentucky. 美国肯塔基州路易维尔市官员上周32小时内收到了52起用药过量的求助电...
今天我们要学的词是 avalanche. Avalanche 名词，雪崩。At least four skiers were killed and five others are missing after being buried by an avalanche Monday in the French Alps. 法国阿尔卑斯山脉星期一发生雪崩，造成至少四...
今天我们要学的词是 compliance. Compliance 名词，遵守。OPEC's January production data confirmed its members' general compliance with an agreement to slash output. 石油输出国组织一月份的产量数据显示，其成员国基本上...
今天我们要学的词是 face-to-face. Face-to-face 面对面的。In their first face-to-face meeting, U.S. president Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked about trade. 美国总统川普和加拿大总理特鲁多在首次...
今天我们要学的词是 jihadist. Jihadist 名词，圣战主义者。The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some Syrian jihadists close to the Islamic State battled a rival hardline Islamic faction in northwestern Syria. 叙利亚人权了望...
