Month: January 2022

今天我们要学的词是 throne. Throne is spelled t-h-r-o-n-e, throne. Throne 是“王位，统治”的意思。This year marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the British throne.今年是英国女王伊丽莎白二世登基60周年。Under a U.K. Parliament statute, Prince Charles will…

今天我们要学的词是 vaunt. Vaunt is spelled v-a-u-n-t, vaunt. Vaunt 是“炫耀，吹嘘”的意思。美国法庭最近对前美国副总统候选人爱德华兹挪用竞选资金案作出无罪和无效审判的判决。The ruling was a new setback for the prosecution–the Justice Department’s public integrity section, a once-vaunted watchdog. 此案的公诉方–美国司法部公职人员操守处曾是倍受吹捧的监督机构，这一裁决是对该机构的又一次打击。 California’s vaunted state colleges…

今天我们要学的词是stem from. Stem spelled s-t-e-m, stem; and f-r-o-m, from. Stem from是“源自，来源于”的意思。The UN said Syrian government forces are responsible for most of the violence stemming from the country’s unrest. 联合国表示，叙利亚政府军要为该国动荡局面下产生的大部分暴力事件负责。Greece’s central…

今天我们要学的词是woes. Woes is spelled w-o-e-s, woes. Woes是名词woe的复数形式，意思是苦头，灾难。Leaders in the euro zone are still far from resolving their debt woes. 欧元区各国的领导人还远没有解决他们的债务危机。Legal woes hit Facebook as some investors accused it of withholding…

今天我们要学的词是underwater. Underwater is spelled u-n-d-e-r-w-a-t-e-r. Underwater本意是“水下的”，但用在商业上可以指资不抵债。美国房屋市场次贷危机产生了许多underwater mortgage，就是指房屋按揭额超过房屋市值的贷款。最近的统计发现，Despite rising home prices, more than 30% of borrowers were underwater on their mortgage during the first quarter of 2012. 虽然房价在上涨，但在2012年第一季度，美国贷款买房者中依然有百分之30的人的房子资不抵债。不过，Most underwater homeowners are…

今天我们要学的词是muster. Muster is spelled m-u-s-t-e-r, muster. Muster当动词是集合的意思。比如：Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 把你能集合到的志愿者都带来。Muster 还可以表示抽象的集合，比如 muster the courage，鼓足勇气； muster the strength 鼓起力量。在八国集团峰会上，各国政府提出和私营领域合作，帮助贫困国家解决饥饿问题，这是因为，To tackle the global challenge of hunger, it will…

今天我们要学的词是footing. Footing is spelled f-o-o-t-i-n-g, footing. Footing 是基础，立足点的意思。比如，on an equal footing，就是指“在平等的基础上”。埃及举行首次民主选举，不过有人认为，The authorities need to do more to ensure that women can contribute to the ongoing political reform on an equal…

今天我们要学的词是grapple. grapple is spelled g-r-a-p-p-l-e; grapple. Grapple 是设法解决问题的意思，后面常跟介词with. President Obama turned to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world from poverty, as wealthy…

今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是“削减”的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市，开盘价每股38美元，在第一天的交易中，Facebook pares gains as shares trade at little above the offering price after opening up at 11%. Facebook在股价升高百分之11后，涨幅缩减，价格回落到开盘价附近。Pope Benedict XVI told people to…

今天我们要学的词是undermine. Undermine is spelled u-n-d-e-r-m-i-n-e; undermine. Undermine 是“削弱，损害”的意思。The U.S. State Department says deep cuts to its budget proposed by Congress will undermine America’s security and global leadership. 美国国务院表示，国会提出的大幅削减国务院预算的计划会伤害美国的安全，并削弱美国的全球领导地位。Afghanistan’s president has…

今天我们要学的词是dwindle. Dwindle is spelled d-w-i-n-d-l-e, dwindle. Dwindle是缩减，缩小的意思。Hewlett-Packard may eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers. 惠普公司可能会裁员三万人，以弥补市场对个人电脑需求缩水带来的损失。Japanese rice sales dwindled for the first time…

今天我们要学的词是tap. Tap is spelled t-a-p, tap. Tap当动词时可以当“开发，利用”讲。Despite the recent fall in oil prices, analysts say President Obama may tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as sanctions on Iran’s oil output take…

今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Algeria’s authorities say a parliamentary election is a stepping stone towards a more democratic state, but many people…

今天我们要学的词是turnaround. Turnaround is spelled t-u-r-n-a-r-o-u-n-d; turnaround. Turnaround是好转的意思。The once-troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi is now undergoing one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Japanese corporate history. 一度陷入危机的日本电子产品制造商日立公司目前正经历日本企业史上最成功的大翻盘。U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney…

今天我们要学的词是captivity. Captivity is spelled c-a-p-t-i-v-i-t-y, captivity. Captivity 名词，意思是囚禁，束缚。In Turkey, two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a tourism resort were released back into the wild after years…