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今天我们要学的词是hack。 Hack, 意思是非法侵入,常用在网络中。美国联邦调查局逮捕了一名35岁男子。 The man allegedly hacked into the personal email accounts of 50 victims, including many celebrities, 这名男子涉
今天我们要学的词是scathing。 Scathing, 形容词,意思是严厉的,尖刻的。雅虎CEO斯科特.汤普森最近麻烦上身。 A major Yahoo shareholder wrote a scathing letter to the board, stating that Scott Thompson lied about his
今天我们要学的词是steer。 Steer, 是掌舵,引领的意思。比如: The newly appointed CEO promised to steer the company back to success, 新上任的首席执行官保证带领公司重新走向成功。占领华尔街运动的示威者
今天我们要学的词是reinforce。Reinforce, 意思是加强,重申。在上星期六的每周例行讲话中, President Obama reinforced a home loan relief plan to stimulate the economy by letting home owners refinance their properties, 美国
今天我们要学的词是superbug。Superbug 超级细菌。The CDC sounded the alarm on a deadly and untreatable superbug. 美国疾病预防控制中心对目前尚无法治疗的致命超级细菌的蔓延提出警告。Superbugs are currently m
今天我们要学的词是 in-flight, in-flight is spelled i-n, in, flight, f-l-i-g-h-t, flight, in-flight. In-flight 飞行中的。比如:in-flight meals 飞行餐点;in-flight movies 飞行途中播放的电影。A number of airlines in the U
今天我们要学的词是capacity。 Capacity, 容量。 The stadium was near capacity for last night's season opener, 昨晚赛季首场比赛,几乎座无虚席。 The campus housing has reached its capacity, 学校宿舍已经满员。 The Bei
今天我们要学的词是wield。Wield, 动词,意思是运用。世界奢侈品协会最新报告出炉。 Wealthy Chinese wield the world's strongest purchasing power, with a record spending of $7.2 billion on luxury goods abroad during the Spr
今天我们要学的词是backtrack。Backtrack, 动词,意思是改变主意,反悔。美国银行最近再度推出新的借记卡收费计划。就在几个月前, After strong resistance from its customers, Bank of America was forced to ba
今天我们要学的词是soaring。Soaring, 意思是剧增的,飞速上涨的。 The austerity measure is designed to reduce the soaring Greek deficit in the next few years, 希腊实行银根紧缩措施,目的是在未来几年里削减飞涨的
今天我们要学的词是compulsion。 Compulsion, 可以用来指自身难以控制的冲动。最近一项研究发现,智能手机用户查看手机频率高达平均每天34次。 Experts say the 'checking habit' has almost become a compulsio
今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说,美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令,授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛武装提供支持,不过,The Whit
今天我们要学的词是 hunker down. To hunker down 意思是待在一个地方,铆足了劲儿做某事。期中考试快到了,The students are hunkering down to prepare for the mid-term exams. 学生们都集中精力为期中考试做准备
今天我们要学的词是 review。Review 有评论的意思。The movie got rave reviews. 这部电影好评如潮。The book received mixed reviews. 对这本书的评价有好有坏。I always read online reviews before I buy things on Amazon. 我
今天我们要学的词是 digital。Digital 数字的,数码的。Digital camera 数码相机,digital music 数字音乐。Digital publishing has taken off in recent years. 近年来,电子出版业的发展突飞猛进。Google plans to manu
今天我们要学的词是coordinated。Coordinated, 意思是协调的,合作的。为了挽救负债累累的欧洲大陆, The world's major central banks launched a coordinated action to provide cheap, emergency U.S. dollar loans to banks in
今天我们要学的词是ghost writer。Ghost writer 代笔作者,捉刀人。Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is taking heat for hiring Marc Thiessen, who vocally supports enhanced interrogation techniques, as his ghost writer. 威斯康辛州长沃
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 inappropriate。Inappropriate 不合适的,不恰当的。网络安全问题专家说,Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate content on Youtube. 小孩子上Youtube, 三次点击页面转换就
今天我们要学的词是shortsighted。 Shortsighted, 本义是近视,引伸为目光短浅。最近中东局势混乱,前白宫官员弗兰克.席鲁夫表示: We would be shortsighted to think this doesn't pose short-term national security