Month: January 2022

今天我们要学的词是 installment。Installment 谈到文艺作品时，有一集，一期，一部的意思。The first installment of “The Hobbit” trilogy earned over $500 million within days of its release. 电影霍比特人三部曲第一部上映后没几天，就突破了五亿美元的票房。Kristen Steward and Robert Pattinson put their rocky relationship aside, and got…

今天我们要学的词是 developer。Developer 开发者。On average, game developers in the United States make over $80,000 a year. 在美国，开发游戏的工作，年薪平均八万多美元。App store developers rushed to release new apps in the week leading up to Christmas.…

今天我们要学的词是 free of charge。Free of charge 免费。The course is offered to students free of charge. 学生可以免费上这门课。Google’s VoIP phone service will remain free of charge within the U.S. and Canada in…

今天我们要学的词是 subject to。Subject to 是要接受，要受到的意思。NFL players are subject to fines for missing mandatory practices. 美式足球联盟的球员缺席规定训练，就会被罚款。The company’s reorganization plan is subject to the board’s approval. 公司改组计划需要得到董事会的批准。Marines and sailors will be subject…

今天我们要学的词是 intake。Intake 名词，有摄取量的意思。家人一起吃饭，有助于帮助孩子养成健康的饮食习惯。Even if only once or twice a week, eating meals together as a family, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake. 即使每个星期只有一到两次能一家人一起吃饭，也能提高孩子每天蔬菜和水果的摄取量。一项最新研究说，Curbing kids’ salt intake could help fight…

今天我们要学的词是 intern。Intern 实习生。不久前，A Senate intern was found to be an illegal immigrant and a registered sex offender. 美国国会参议院的一个实习生被发现是非法移民，而且还是记录在册的性犯罪者。Facebook interns make between $5,600 to $6,300 a month, the equivalent of $65,000…

今天我们要学的词是 substitute。Substitute 名词，是替代，替补的意思。A substitute teacher is heir to a trove of gold coins worth more than $7 million. 一名代课老师继承了很多珍贵的金币，价值七百多万美元。Across the country, a lot of people are using a drug called…

今天我们要学的词是 extended。Extended 是形容词，延长的，长期的。He has been on extended sick leave since this summer. 他因为生病，从今年夏天就开始休长假。圣诞节前，Many retail stores are offering extended hours to meet the need of last-minute shoppers. 很多零售商家都延长营业时间，满足拖到最后一刻才来采购的顾客们的需要。extended warranty 延长的保修期。Experts say…

今天我们要学的词是 withdraw。To withdraw 意思是撤离，退出。Britain will withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan over the next two years. 英国在今后两年内，会撤走在阿富汗的一半驻军。U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew from consideration to be the next Secretary of…

今天我们要学的词是 impersonator。Impersonator 假扮别人的人。The couple was robbed by a police impersonator. 这对夫妇被一个假警察给抢了。The doctor impersonator who scammed pharmacies was arrested. 那个假冒医生，从药房骗钱的人被抓住了。在美国，假冒猫王已经成了一种职业。很多电影里都有这样的场景。A young couple went to Las Vegas and got married by an…

今天我们要学的词是 in-flight, in-flight is spelled i-n, in, flight, f-l-i-g-h-t, flight, in-flight. In-flight 飞行中的。比如：in-flight meals 飞行餐点；in-flight movies 飞行途中播放的电影。A number of airlines in the U.S. are now offering in-flight WiFi service to…

今天我们要学的词是 unconditional。Unconditional 无条件的。The U.S. Senate passed a resolution calling for Cuba’s immediate and unconditional release of Alan Gross, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. 美国国会参议院通过决议，要求古巴政府立即无条件释放被判入狱15年的艾伦.格罗斯。 1970年，佛罗里达州一个16岁的女孩因为药物反应进入昏迷状态，一直没有醒来。42年间，她的家人一直陪伴在她身边，直到她上星期去世。This is undoubtedly…

今天我们要学的词是 caregiver。Caregiver 看护，照料别人的人。统计数字显示，An estimated 42 million people, about 30% of the US adult population, are caregivers for family members. 美国大约有4200万人有家人需要照料，大约相当于美国成年人口的30%。皮尤研究中心的一项调查发现，Family caregivers are much more likely to go online in search…

今天我们要学的词是 disputed。Disputed 有争议的。Egypt’s opposition alliance urged supporters to vote “no” on the referendum to the disputed constitution. 埃及反对派联盟敦促支持者在围绕争议极大的宪法举行的全民投票中，投反对票。A disputed quote engraved on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be…

今天我们要学的词是 allowance。Allowance 零用钱。A recent study reveals that 51% of American parents give their kids an allowance. 最近有研究显示，美国51%的父母会给孩子零用钱。另外还有研究发现，The average child with an allowance gets $65 per month. 父母给零用钱的孩子平均每个月能得到65美元。The most common ways…