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今天我们要学的词是 hallmark。Hallmark 意思是特点，标志。A strong defense has always been the hallmark for our team. 我们球队最大的特点是防守能力强。Personalized customer service has been our hallmark for over 20 years. 贴心的顾客服务20多年来始终是我们的特色。Renewable technology development has been the…
今天我们要学的词是 diploma。Diploma 毕业证书。college diploma 大学毕业证书。High school diploma 高中毕业证书。The Board of Education in Mount Vernon, Ohio, voted to give a 106-year-old woman her high school diploma. 俄亥俄州弗农山庄市教育局投票表决，决定向一个106岁的老太太颁发高中毕业证书。A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced…
今天我们要学的词是 permit。Permit 做为名词，是许可的意思。You need a parking permit to park your car in this area. 你要想在这儿停车，需要有停车许可证才行。A record 76,810 permits to carry concealed weapons were issued in Ohio last year. 俄亥俄州去年发放了7万6千810个隐秘携带武器的许可证，是历年来最多的。Building permits…
今天我们要学的词是 self-made。Self-made 意思是凭借自己力量完成的。有统计显示，在全球各大名校中，哈佛毕业生里百万和亿万富翁人数最多。 While about 14% of millionaires and billionaires inherited their wealth, 74% are self-made. 在这些百万和亿万富翁里，大约14%的人是继承了父辈的财产，还有74%的人则是白手起家，自己创业积累的财富。 在中国百名首富里，八位是女性。与美国不同的是，Successful women in China are mostly self-made businesswomen. 中国最有钱的女性大部分都是白手起家创业成功的女商人。好的，今天我们学习的词是 self-made, self-made, self-made…
今天我们要学的词是 memorabilia.Memorabilia 有纪念品的意思。A private collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia brought in almost $2 million at auction. 一个私人收藏的约翰.肯尼迪遗物拍卖会总共卖了将近两百万美元。Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. admitted to using campaign funds for personal…
今天我们要学的词是 addictive。Addictive 容易让人上瘾的。Deaths from drug overdoses rose for the 11th straight year in 2010. Most cases were accidents involving addictive painkillers. 2010年，药物服用过量造成的死亡事件连续11年持续上升，其中大部分案例都涉及服用后容易上瘾的止痛药。脸书网和推特网的用户总数加在一起，有十亿多人。美国芝加哥大学的研究人员发现，Social networking can be more addictive than nicotine or…
今天我们要学的词是 artificia。Artificial 人造的。artificial intelligence 人工智能。不久前，The FDA approved a new artificial retina device that would help some people regain part of their sight. 美国食品和药物管理局批准了一种新型人造视网膜，这种技术可以帮助某些人恢复部分视力。In spite of multiple complaints about the quality…
今天我们要学的词是 intruder。Intruder 非法闯入者，夜盗。因涉嫌枪杀名模女友被捕的南非残奥会冠军奥斯卡.皮斯托瑞斯说，He mistakenly thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he shot her. 他误以为女友是夜里潜入房子的盗贼，因此才开的枪。美国副总统拜登说，美国人看家护院其实并不需要半自动武器，Vice-President Joe Biden suggested that a few shots from a shotgun will scare off any intruders.…
今天我们要学的词是 automatic。Automatic 自动的。semi-automatic rifle 半自动步枪。If the Congress doesn’t take action soon, automatic spending cuts will take effect on March 1st. 如果国会不马上采取行动的话，政府削减开支三月一号就会自动生效。New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he will…
今天我们要学的词是 immobile。Immobile 动弹不得的，行动不便的。Arthritis has made him immobile. 关节炎让他无法自由行动。在美国，为了方便老年患者，In some places, pharmacists are using webcams to help immobilized seniors. 有些地方的药剂师开始通过网络摄像头为行动不便的老年人提供帮助。女神卡卡因为演出时受伤，被迫宣布推迟最近的演出安排。Lady Gaga was immobilized by an injury which caused severe joint inflammation.…
今天我们要学的词是 victim。Victim 受害者。Dozens of gun violence victims attended President Obama’s State of the Union address. 几十个枪支暴力受害者出席了美国总统奥巴马的国情咨文讲话。联合国的一份最新报告说，人口走私受害者遍布全球118个国家。The majority of victims are women, though the number of victims that are children is…
今天我们要学的词是 conservative。Conservative 做为名词，是保守派的意思。盖洛普的一项最新调查显示，By the end of 2012, self-identified conservatives still outnumber liberals in every state except for Rhode Island and Massachusetts. 截止2012年年底，美国除了罗德岛州和麻萨诸塞州以外，其他各州自称保守派的人都要比自由派的人多。政治倾向也会体现在购物选择上吗？最新研究显示，Conservatives are more likely to buy name-brands. 理念保守的人更倾向于购买品牌产品。好的，今天我们学习的词是 conservative,…
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient。Insufficient 不够多的，不足的。Insufficient sleep will have a negative impact on your productivity. 睡眠不足会对工作效率产生负面影响。The case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence. 由于证据不足，案子被撤销了。British authorities fined Sony more than $396,000 for having insufficient…
今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee. 如果不想交月费，你活期帐户余额必须维持在250美元以上。In his State of the Union address, President…
今天我们要学的词是 chore。Chore 家务事。Britons consider cleaning the oven one of the worst chores. 英国人觉得，清理烤箱是最烦人的家务活之一。美国华盛顿大学的一项研究显示，Couples who shared the burden of chores tend to have the least active sex lives. 分担家务事的夫妻性生活最少。一家英国法律事务所的研究发现，Most marriages break…