2016-05-23 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-20 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-19 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-17 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-12 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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 l

2016-05-11 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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 t

2016-05-10 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-09 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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 CIA’s tweets were retweeted thousands of times, drawing likes an

2016-05-06 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-05 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-04 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-05-03 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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 us

2016-04-29 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

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

2016-04-28 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 permanent. Permanent 永久性的。British Finance Minister George Osborne warned voters that leaving the European Union would do permanent damage to the British eco

2016-04-27 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 displaced. Displaced 颠沛流离的。U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the current refugee crisis, with over 70 million displaced people, totally uncontrolla

2016-04-26 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 abide by. To abide by 意思是遵守。南苏丹上星期五正式成为东非共同体的第六个成员国。South Sudan President Kiir pledged to abide by the East Africa Community rules.

2016-04-25 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 unilateral. Unilateral 单边的 ， 单方面的。Azerbaijan announced a unilateral cease-fire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 阿塞拜疆宣布，在有争议的纳戈尔

2016-04-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 coordinate. Coordinate 动词，协调。Islamic nations pledged to establish a policy center in Istanbul to coordinate anti-terrorism efforts. 伊斯兰国家保证要在伊斯坦

2016-04-22 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 road rage. Road rage 路怒。Former NFL football star Will Smith was shot dead during an apparent road rage incident in New Orleans. 美国前橄榄球明星球员史密斯在新

2016-04-21 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 counterweight. Counterweight 用于平衡，制衡的力量。美国国防部长卡特前往印度访问。U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter tried to enhance a relatively new defense rela

2016-04-20 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是 ratchet up. Ratchet up 提高，加剧。U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Washington is ready to ratchet up pressure on increasingly aggressive North Korea

2016-04-19 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是border crossing. Border crossing 边境通道。Finland has started tightening controls at two Northern border crossings with Russia to stop illegal crossings. 芬兰加紧

2016-04-18 所属栏目:学个词 Learn A Word

今天我们要学的词是defect. Defect动词，叛逃。South Korea confirmed that a high ranking North Korean military official defected to the South last year. 韩国证实，朝鲜一名高级军官去年