Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 identify. Identify 动词，意思是指认。美国联邦最高法院拒绝听取一个纽约时报记者的上诉案。The New York Times reporter is facing jail time for refusing to identify a confidential source. 这名纽约时报记者因为拒绝指认他的一个保密消息来源，而面临牢狱之灾。An American citizen was identified as the man who carried out…

今天我们要学的词是 nationwide. Nationwide 形容词，意思是全国的。A San Francisco man was captured after the FBI issued a nationwide alert. 美国联邦调查局发布全国通告后，被通告的旧金山市男子被抓捕。New Jersey saw an increase in boating accidents and fatalities while boating accidents were…

今天我们要学的词是 contribution. Contribution 名词，贡献。美国政府发表报告，The U.S. oil and gas boom has made a significant contribution to the economy and growth in jobs since the recession. 经济危机以来美国石油天然气生产的蓬勃发展对美国经济和就业增长做出了显著贡献。Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked former…

今天我们要学的词是 contagious. Contagious 形容词，传染的。2014年截止到5月23号，美国已发现288例麻疹病例。Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air by breathing, coughing or sneezing. 麻疹病毒传染性很强，通过呼吸，咳嗽或是打喷嚏等经由空气传染。一项最新发表的社会学研究得出结论，Pregnancy seems to be contagious, and women tend to have children…

今天我们要学的词是 assess. Assess 是动词，to assess 意思是评估。A group of U.S. Chamber of Commerce representatives have arrived in Cuba to assess its business climate. 美国商会代表团抵达古巴，对那里的商业环境进行评估。The UN set up a new branch of…

今天我们要学的词是 graffiti. Graffiti 名词，是涂鸦的意思。A former NYPD cop was charged with scrawling anti-Semitic graffiti in a Brooklyn neighborhood. 一个纽约市警察局的退役警察被指控在布鲁克林的一个社区里涂写反犹太人的言论。巴西世界杯开幕在即，Angry Brazilians are turning to anti-FIFA graffiti to express their discontent about holding…

今天我们要学的词是 funding. Funding 做为名词，有资金，拨款的意思。在美国，The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives no federal funding to study gun violence. 美国疾病预防和控制中心没有联邦政府的拨款，用于研究枪支暴力。美国退伍军人事务部管理混乱造成退伍老兵因延误治疗导致死亡的丑闻持续发酵。The House approved funding for the Justice Department last week to look…

今天我们要学的词是 accomplishment. AAccomplishment 名词，意思是成就。美国维吉尼亚州一个八年级的学生在国家地理小蜜蜂知识大赛中获胜。He said winning the competition is his greatest accomplishment so far. 他说，赢得这次比赛是他到目前为止最大的成就。最近有记者采访首都华盛顿乔治敦大学学生，很多人表示支持希拉里.克林顿选总统，不过，Most students couldn’t name any of Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments during her tenure as Secretary of State.…

今天我们要学的词是 public transit. Public transit 是公共交通的意思。纽约人喜欢坐公交。The portion of New York City commuters who use public transit has risen from 51 percent in 2000 to 55 percent . 纽约市上班族乘公交的比例已经从2000年的51%增加到了55%。最近有研究显示，一个城市公交系统的好坏能决定这个城市对二三十岁年轻人的吸引力。 More than…

今天我们要学的词是 database. Database 数据库。eBay is urging users to change their passwords after its database was compromised by hackers two months ago. eBay数据库两个月前遭到黑客的攻击，eBay敦促用户修改帐户密码。The hacked database contained customer information such as names,…

今天我们要学的词是 hearing. Hearing 名词，有听证会的意思。Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan testified on Detroit’s bankruptcy in a hearing held by a Michigan House special committee. 底特律市长迈克.达根在密西根州议会众议院一个特别小组委员会主办的听证会上就底特律市破产的问题提供证词。The NBA has summoned LA Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling…

今天我们要学的词是 rant. Rant 做为名词，有胡言乱语，吐槽的意思。LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling refused to pay the $2.5 million fine for his racist rant. 美国洛杉矶快船职业篮球队老板唐纳德.斯特林拒绝为种族歧视的胡言乱语而缴纳250万美元的罚款。A mid-level employee at Target wrote an anonymous rant about its…

今天我们要学的词是 profound. Profound 形容词，意思是深切的，强烈的。美国密苏里州议会通过一项议案，要求女性在做人工流产前一定要有72小时的等待期，即使她们是强奸的受害者。 Missouri Governor Jay Nixon expressed profound concerns about the bill. 密苏里州州长杰.尼克松对此议案表示了强烈的关切。A number of studies have shown that childhood bullying has profound effects on the mental and…

今天我们要学的词是 plan B. Plan B 意思是B计划，备选方案。巴西世界杯筹备工作的进度令人担忧，国际奥委会副主席约翰.科茨警告说，The IOC has adopted a more “hands-on” role, but there is no Plan B. 国际奥委会已经开始更多地直接介入，但是他们没有备选的计划。美国加州洛杉矶市政官员原来打算在洛杉矶会议中心旁边修建一个美式足球场，但是苦于找不到愿意搬到洛杉矶来的球队，LA officials will most likely go with their plan B, and…

今天我们要学的词是 toxic. Toxic 形容词，意思是有毒的。U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing for tougher regulations against a form of freshwater toxic algae that can harm animals and people. 美国联邦参议员舒默要求加强对一种有害动物和人体健康的淡水有毒藻类的规范。人权观察的报告指出，Children working on tobacco farms…