今天我们要学的词是 medical error. Medical error 医疗过失。Researchers from Johns Hopkins University say medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. 约翰斯霍普金斯大学研究人员说，医疗过失在...
今天我们要学的词是refugee camp. Refugee camp名词，难民营。A senior UN official called for an investigation into an airstrike on a Syrian refugee camp that killed at least 28 people. 叙利亚一个难民营被空袭，至少28人丧生，...
今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity名词，有囚禁的意思。Three Spanish freelance journalists were released after spending almost ten months in captivity in Syria. 三位西班牙自由撰稿记者在叙利亚被关押将近十个月...
今天我们要学的词是referendum. Referendum 名词，全民公决。Britain is scheduled to hold a referendum on June 23rd to decide whether Britain is to remain in or leave the EU. 英国定于6月23号举行全民公决，决定是否继续留在...
今天我们要学的词是 expel. Expel动词，有驱逐，赶走的意思。Nepal threatened to expel the Indian ambassador for interfering in its internal affairs. 尼泊尔威胁要将印度驻尼泊尔大使驱逐出境，因为他插手尼泊尔...
今天我们要学的词是 gap year. Gap year 空档年。A gap year refers to a year off between high school and college. 空档年是指高中毕业，上大学前休学一年。The concept of a gap year has long been popular in Britain and other...
今天我们要学的词是 extension. Extension 有延期的意思。Germany will ask the European Commission for an extension of the temporary border controls within the Schengen passport-free travel zone. 德国准备请求欧洲委员会延长对免...
今天我们要学的词是 presence. Presence 名词，存在。美国总统奥巴马上周表示，The United States will significantly enhance its military presence in Syria to fight the Islamic State. 美国将大幅度增加在叙利亚的军事存...
今天我们要学的词是 retweet. Retweet 动词，转发推特。美国中央情报局发推特，详述五年前打死本拉登的行动细节。The CIAs tweets were retweeted thousands of times, drawing likes and criticism. 中央情报局的推特...
今天我们要学的词是 default. Default 作为动词，有债务违约的意思。Puerto Rico defaulted on a $422 million debt payment due on Monday, and the Governor of the island partially blamed it on the U.S. 波多黎各星期一出现4亿2...
今天我们要学的词是 uptick. Uptick 名词，是小幅上扬的意思。Taxi drivers in New York City are on alert because of an uptick in armed robberies in Queens. 纽约皇后区持械抢劫事件有所增加，纽约市出租车司机格外小...
今天我们要学的词是 law enforcement. Law enforcement 是执法的意思。Federal law enforcement investigators are searching for more than 500 pounds of stolen explosives. 联邦执法人员正在寻找500多磅被盗的爆炸物。苹果公司...
今天我们要学的词是 renewed. Renewed 作为形容词，有复兴的，更新的意思。The death of seven-time Grammy-winner Prince sparked renewed interest in his music. 七次获得格莱美奖的传奇人物王子的去世让人们对他的...
今天我们要学的词是 overturn. Overturn 动词，有推翻，废除的意思。U.S. President Barack Obama called for North Carolina to overturn a state law that requires transgender people to use public bathrooms according to the sex on their...
今天我们要学的词是 felon. Felon 名词，意思是重犯。Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order to restore voting rights for roughly 200,000 convicted felons. 美国弗吉尼亚州州长麦考利夫签署行政命令，恢...
