Month: January 2022

今天我们要学的词是hitch a ride。Hitch a ride, 的意思是搭便车，叫顺风车。 “Can I hitch a ride with you?” 意思就是，我能顺路搭你的车么？ “He was hoping to hitch a ride to the stadium,” 他打算找个顺路的人捎他去体育馆。美国航天飞机“发现号”退役后来到首都华盛顿附近的史密森博物馆， “Thousands of people in Washington…

今天我们要学的词是rebuff。Rebuff, 意思是断然拒绝。美国国会参议院投票否决了所谓的巴菲特规则，也就是一项提高富人税率的法案。 “The conservatives rebuffed the ‘Buffet Rule’ as class warfare on the rich,” 保守派人士拒绝接受巴菲特规则，说这等于是对有钱人搞阶级斗争。 “Palestinians rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest invitation to resume peace talks, insisting the…

今天我们要学的词是frenzy。 Frenzy, 意思是狂热，狂潮。好莱坞明星情侣布拉德.皮特和安吉丽娜.茱利宣布订婚。”Their engagement sparked a media frenzy,” 他们俩人的订婚在媒体中引爆狂潮。 美国人口普查局最近在网上公布了1940年人口普查得到的一亿三千多万美国人的详细个人资料，”Release of the information sparked an online frenzy as visitors went to the site to search for specific records of their…

今天我们要学的词是alarming。Alarming, 意思是惊人的，引人担忧的。 “The economic downturn that has shaken Europe for the last three years has led to an alarming spike in suicide rates,” 过去三年里严重影响欧洲的经济滑坡，导致自杀率出现引人担忧的高增长。 “A new survey suggests that American…

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爆炸了。有分析人士指出， “The launch failure suggests that the North Korean threat might have been exaggerated,” 发射失败可能意味着外界夸大了北韩的威胁。 “A recent Gallup poll…

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 Postal Service issued a special stamp to celebrate the centennial…

今天我们要学的词是reap。Reap, 动词，是收获，获得的意思。白宫最近公布了美国总统奥巴马夫妇今年支付的联邦个人所得税税额。奥巴马夫妇两人2011年的收入比2010年减少了一百万美元，因为, “In 2010, the president reaped greater profits from sales of his best-selling books,” 2010年时，奥巴马从他的畅销书销售中赚了很多钱。美国政府对苹果公司和五个电子书发行公司提起反垄断诉讼， “Market observers say America’s largest bookseller Amazon will reap benefit from the suit,” 市场观察人士说，美国最大的书商亚马逊网站将从这场官司中渔翁得利。好的，今天我们学习的词是reap…

今天我们要学的词是on the loose。On the loose, 是在逃，逍遥法外的意思。 “A string of murders involving the same weapon in a Paris suburb have raised concerns that a serial killer may be on the loose,”…

今天我们要学的词是calling。Calling, 当名词是“职业”的意思，特别指愿意为其奉献热忱的职业生涯。Teaching is a noble calling. 教师是一个高尚的职业。 “Unlike most of his classmates who headed directly to big firms, he took some time off after graduation to find his true calling,”…

今天我们要学的词是ebb。 Ebb,动词，是衰退，减少的意思。 美国最新就业报告出炉， “After a winter of strong gains, U.S. job growth ebbed,” 在经历了一个冬天的强力增长后，美国就业市场的上升劲头有所衰退。 相比情况不佳的就业市场，美国房市出现了一线曙光。 “Foreclosure activity ebbed slightly in February,” 今年二月，美国房屋赎回权被取消的个案数量略微有所回落。 “Israel-Gaza violence ebbed as a cease-fire ending four…

今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节，首写字母P大写。 “The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday,” 上周五，随着日落的到来，犹太教逾越节开始了。 “Passover commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt,”…

今天我们要学的词是slam。Slam, 是“猛烈撞击”的意思。比如，Don’t slam the door. 不要使劲关门。上星期， “A mechanical malfunction caused a U.S. Navy jet to slam into apartment buildings near Virginia Beach,” 机械故障导致一驾美国海军战机撞进了弗吉尼亚海滩附近的公寓大楼。 最近一段时间，风灾不断, “Eighteen tornadoes slammed Dallas and other…

今天我们要学的词是sham。Sham, 是“虚假”“骗局”的意思。在今年的缅甸大选中，昂山素季当选进入缅甸议会。国际观察员在缅甸监督选举状况，因为 “Two years ago, Burma staged a general election that was widely derided as a sham,” 两年前，缅甸也举行过一次普选，但外界普遍批评那次选举是假的。英国媒体报道， “A British priest was put into jail for conducting 150 sham marriages,”…

今天我们要学的词是hammer out。 Hammer out, 意思是经过仔细的推敲和讨论制定出。如， “It took the two sides weeks of negotiations to hammer out an acceptable compromise,” 双方经过几个礼拜的谈判，才终于产生了彼此都能接受的妥协方案。 叙利亚全国委员会表示， “Syria’s anti-Assad opposition groups will meet in Istanbul to…

今天我们要学的词是neutralize。Neutralize, 意思是使无效，无法发挥作用。为平抑高油价，西方国家正在考虑动用本国原油储备，不过， “These nations need reassurance from Saudi Arabia that it will not cut oil production and neutralize the impact on oil prices if they release emergency reserves,” 这些国家需要沙特阿拉伯保证，一旦它们动用紧急原油储备，沙特不会减少石油产量，因为那样做会让平抑油价的努力失去效果。 “French…