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今天我们要学的词是fetch。 Fetch, 是指某件物品能够卖多少价钱的意思。最近珠宝开发人员在南非发现了罕见的日落黄钻石。 The Sun-Drop Diamond discovered in South Africa is expected to fetch $15 million when
今天我们要学的词是 flash mob。Flash mob 快闪党,快闪族。Former President George H.W. Bush was happily surprised by a flash mob line dance while visiting Texas AM. 美国前总统老布什访问德克萨斯农工大学时,学校快闪
今天我们要学的词是successive。 Successive, 意思是连续的,连接的。 New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin scored an average of 20 points a game over six successive games, 纽约尼克斯队控球后卫林书豪连续6场比赛取得
今天我们要学的词是prescription。Prescription, 名词,意思是处方。最近美国卫生和公众服务部宣布,不支持在无处方的情况下向16岁以下的女孩销售紧急避孕药。 The Department of Health and Human Servic
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violate。 Violate, 动词,意思是侵犯,违背。最近埃及法庭作出一项裁决。 An Egyptian court ruled that the Egyptian military violated the rights of female demonstrators by subjecting them to virginity
今天我们要学的词是ward off。 Ward off, 阻挡。 A new study shows that more social activity with friends can help ward off obesity, 一项新研究显示,更多跟朋友一起参加社交生活,有助于防止肥胖。秋天又到打流感
今天我们要学的词是pave the way for。Pave the way for, 为某事铺平道路,做好准备。 执政长达17年的贝卢斯科尼上个星期六辞去总理职务。Berlusconi's resignation paves the way for a new administration more willin
今天我们要学的词是refinance。Finance, 意思是融资,加上前缀r-e, 变成refinance, 意思就是再融资,重新贷款。最近一段时间,房屋贷款利率跌至历史最低水平。投资顾问说: Those who refinance will fin
今天我们要学的词是undergo。 Undergo, 是动词, 有经历、承受的意思。委内瑞拉总统查韦斯在古巴接受手术,治疗癌症。 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba to treat cancer, 很多阿拉伯国
今天我们要学的词是 roll back. Roll back 意思是后退,退步。国际艾滋病大会星期天在华盛顿开幕,The participants called for governments not to roll back progress made against the epidemic even though they're facing tigh
今天我们要学的词是 law-abiding. Law-abiding遵纪守法的。The new policy had law-abiding citizens worried about their privacy. 这个新政策让遵纪守法的公民感到担心,怕自己的隐私受到伤害。The released ex-con prom
今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program, 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进行大幅改革
今天我们要学的词是black-tie event。 A black-tie event, 意思是要求穿正规晚礼服的正式社交活动。随着圣诞节的临近,很多公司都即将举行年终圣诞庆祝活动。 Some of the company parties are black-tie even
今天我们要学的词是to ban somebody from doing something。 To ban somebody from doing something, 意思是禁止某人做某事。美国石油巨头雪佛龙公司最近在巴西惹了麻烦。 Following a recent oil spill inside the country,
今天我们要学的词是 gadget. Gadget is spelled g-a-d-g-e-t , gadget. Gadget 意思是小玩意,小工具,经常用来指小电器产品。比如,My friend Michael is a gadget freak who always wants to get his hands on the latest inventio
今天我们要学的词是centennial。 Centennial, 意思是百年纪念。 The centennial of the sinking of the Titanic has triggered numerous commemoration events, 泰坦尼克号沉船一百周年引发了很多纪念活动。 The United States
今天我们要学的词是forfeit. Forfeit 有丧失,被没收的意思。一直被美国反兴奋剂机构USADA调查的自行车手阿姆斯特朗宣布放弃与该机构的斗争,随后,The USADA said Lance Armstrong must forfeit his seven
今天我们要学的词是exaggerate。Exaggerate, 意思是夸张,夸大。 He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments, 他谈到自己的成就时总爱夸大其词。北韩上周进行导弹试射,但导弹升空后一分钟就
今天我们要学的词是out of date。 Out of date, 意思是过时的。 His contact information is out of date, 他的联络方式已经变了。 Technology companies say the 25-year-old federal Internet privacy law is out of date, 高科技公司