今天我们要学的词是confront。Confront, 对峙。 Both candidates are well qualified. We're confronted with a difficult choice, 两位候选人都很合格,我们很难做选择。 Jackie spread rumors behind my back. I've decided to confro...
今天我们要学的词是meltdown。Meltdown, 彻底垮掉,崩溃。 The movie star suffered an emotional meltdown after the divorce, 这个电影明星离婚后感情上彻底崩溃。 A new study finds that Hispanics suffered the most by the me...
今天我们要学的词是retrace。 Retrace, 有回顾,追溯的意思。有导演决定将去年33名智利矿工被困69天的故事搬上银幕。 The movie will retrace how the workers got trapped underground and the amazing rescue efforts th...
今天我们要学的词是blueprint。 Blueprint, 蓝图。美国政府迫切需要削减开支。 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid outlined a blueprint to cut spending, 参议院多数党领袖里德提出一份削减开支的蓝图。Classified b...
今天我们要学的词是severe。 Severe, 严重的,严峻的。最近美国大部分地区陷入酷暑之中。 The elderly and the young are the most vulnerable to severe heat and humidity, 老年人和小孩子是最难以承受高温和湿热天...
今天我们要学的词是swear in。 Swear in, 意思是宣誓就职。 A new Egyptian cabinet was sworn in last week, 埃及新内阁上星期宣誓就职。 The U.S. House of Representatives swore in its newest member, California representative J...
今天我们要学的词是reality TV show。 Reality TV show, 真人秀节目。美国第一夫人将参加电视真人秀的节目录制。 First lady Michelle Obama will appear as a guest star on an ABC reality TV show, 第一夫人米歇尔将做为...
今天我们要学的词是famine。 Famine, 饥荒。 The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia and called for an immediate international response, 联合国宣布索马里南部部分地区陷入饥荒,呼吁国际社会立即...
今天我们要学的词是default。 Default, 意思是违约,特别指拖欠债务。美国政府和国会参众两院目前正在紧张讨论提高国债上限的问题。 If Congress does not approve an increase in the debt ceiling within a wee...
今天我们要学的词是subscriber。 Subscriber, 订户。美国很多人都是影视租赁公司Netflix 的会员。 Netflix is in danger of losing a large number of its subscribers with its 60% price hike, Netflix大幅加价60%,结果可能会...
今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词,有上涨,前进的意思。 Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals, 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 U.S. stocks advance...
今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强,支持的意思。 The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which marked its independence on July 9th, 为支持7月9日新独立的南苏丹...
今天我们要学的词是drought。 Drought, 干旱。7月来,美国各地遭受热浪袭击。 Experts say the heat wave over America can potentially cause a drought scenario, 专家认为,席卷美国的热浪可能会导致干旱。 A food c...
今天我们要学的词是mingle with。 Mingle, 本身是混合的意思, mingle with作为词组,意思是与某人接触,交往。英国新婚的威廉王子夫妇不久前来到美国洛杉矶。 The royal couple mingled with children at a...
今天我们要学的词是interfaith。 Interfaith, 跨宗教的。美国社会跨宗教婚姻日益普遍。 Some interfaith couples are creating their own wedding ceremonies to embrace traditions from both sides, 很多来自不同宗教的伴侣都...