Month: January 2022

今天我们要学的词是revamp. Revamp is spelled r-e-v-a-m-p, revamp. Revamp的意思是“改进，翻新”。Samsung Electronics’ new chief executive called for a software revamp to maintain the company’s leading position in the technology industry. 三星电子公司的新总裁提出改进产品软件，以保持公司在技术产业内的领先地位。前段时间脸书上市操作引起争议后，A group of U.S.…

今天我们要学的词是deadlock. Deadlock is spelled d-e-a-d-l-o-c-k, deadlock. Deadlock的意思是“僵局，停顿”。Iran and six other world powers blamed each other for the deadlock at talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. 伊朗核项目谈判陷入僵局，伊拉克和另外六个大国为此相互指责。Party leaders in the US Congress…

今天我们要学的词是defer. Defer is spelled d-e-f-e-r, defer. Defer 意思是“推迟”。有调查发现，Many baby boomers are deferring retirement because of poor personal finances and heavy debts. 很多婴儿潮出生的人如今都因为个人财务状况不好和债务繁重而推迟退休。The Obama administration announced it would defer deporting most…

今天我们要学的词是teeter. Teeter is spelled t-e-e-t-e-r, teeter. Teeter 的意思是“摇摇欲坠，摇摆不定”。 尽管欧盟决定出资救市，Spain’s banking system is still teetering on the edge of disaster. 西班牙银行系统还是徘徊在灾难的边缘。Japanese media said the Japanese IT parts, materials and finished goods…

今天我们要学的词是accelerate. Accelerate is spelled a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e, accelerate. Accelerate意思是“加速”。The Obama administration announced a new initiative to accelerate broadband networks. 奥巴马政府推出新项目给宽带网提速。统计显示，美国人的医疗支出这两年增幅不大，不过，如果全民医保计划得以在2014年实施，The growth in the use of health services by U.S. consumers is expected…

今天我们要学的词是assuage. Assuage is spelled a-s-s-u-a-g-e, assuage. Assuage指“缓和”“减轻痛苦”。Malaysia’s government has imposed new conditions on a rare earth refinery set up by an Australian miner to assuage public fears of radioactive pollution.…

今天我们要学的词是lucrative. Lucrative is spelled l-u-c-r-a-t-i-v-e, lucrative. Lucrative指“赚钱的”“合算的”。一些经济学家发现，在美国抢银行的劫匪平均每次可以赚到4000美元，四次左右大概就会落网，因此 Bank robbery is not a lucrative profession. 抢银行并不是个赚钱的行当。The earthquake that struck northern Italy affected production of the lucrative cheese industry. 意大利北部地震对利润丰厚的奶酪业生产造成了影响。Those counting on…

今天我们要学的词是glut. Glut is spelled g-l-u-t, glut. Glut 是充斥，过量的意思。中国汽车流通协会打算建议汽车生产商们减少产量，因为The worsening glut of vehicles across the nation’s car dealerships is unsustainable. 中国各地汽车经销商面临的库存过剩问题正在恶化，这样发展下去难以维系。The U.S. is currently in the midst of a glut of…

今天我们要学的词是mimic. Mimic is spelled m-i-m-i-c, mimic. Mimic是模仿的意思。最近，美国和意大利的科学家造了一条外形类似斑马鱼的机器鱼，The robotic fish mimics the tail movements of real Zebrafish and attracted live fish to interact with it. 机器鱼能模仿真斑马鱼的尾部活动，并吸引真鱼过来和它互动。索尼公司展示了一种新的游戏机技术，Sony said the new technology can…

今天我们要学的词是rift. Rift is spelled r-i-f-t; rift. Rift 的意思是缝隙，人际关系上的矛盾。The manager tried to heal the rift with the board. 经理试图缓和同董事会的矛盾。缅甸官员表示，Myanmar President Thein Sein has no rift with opposition leader Aung San Suu…

今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降，下沉。比如，The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计，In the U.S., interest rates on new credit card offers dipped slightly. 在美国，新信用卡给申请者开出的利息水平略微下降。中国央行宣布降低银行存款准备金率后，Fears that China’s…

今天我们要学的短语是lock horns. Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是锁上， horn是动物头上的角，lock horns原指动物用角互顶打架，引伸为“激烈争论”，杠上了。India and the European Union are likely to lock horns over new green energy norms…

今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指“强制性的，必须的”。比如，mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development is calling for the introduction of mandatory insurance for private residencies and all privately-owned buildings. 保加利亚地区发展部部长提出，应要求该国的私人住宅和全部私有建筑一律购买保险。The…

今天我们要学的词是full-blown. Full-blown is spelled f-u-l-l-b-l-o-w-n; full-blown. Full-blown指“全面的，盛开的”。The percentage of U.S. teenagers with “pre-diabetes” or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years. 在美国，患有前期糖尿病或晚期二型糖尿病的青少年占青少年人口总数比例在最近几年中增长了一倍多。The UN human rights chief…

今天我们要学的词是forecast. Forecast is spelled f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t; forecast. Forecast是“预测”的意思，比如，weather forecast 就是天气预报。Five major global banks lowered India’s growth forecast from 6.4% to 5.7% for the current fiscal year. 五家全球大银行把印度这一财政年度的经济增长预期下调到百分之5点7至6点4。U.S. Payrolls climbed by 69,000…