Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是transform. Transform 做为动词，意思是改变，转换。3月12号是互联网诞生25周年的日子。In the 25 years since its inception, the World Wide Web has transformed our lives. 互联网诞生25年来，已经改变了我们的生活。美国第二大超市连锁店西夫韦将被收购。业界分析人士说，The sale will reshape the supermarket industry and transform Safeway into a neighborhood…

今天我们要学的词是plea. Plea 做为名词，是请求，恳求的意思。The family of the missing child made a public plea for information. 失踪孩子的家人向公众做出请求，希望有人能够提供信息。A dying 7-year-old boy will receive an unapproved drug to save his life after his family’s…

今天我们要学的词是intensify. Intensify, 是加强，强化的意思。 中国总理李克强在政府工作报告中说，China will “declare war” on pollution and intensify its environmental cleanup efforts. 中国将对污染“宣战”，并强化整治环境的工作。 India and the United States have agreed to intensify cooperation on tax evasion cases.…

今天我们要学的词是de facto. De facto, 实际上的，事实上的。最近俄罗斯和乌克兰就克里米亚半岛产生冲突。Moscow is in de facto control of the Crimean peninsula after Russian troops took control of the region. 自从俄罗斯军队进驻这个区域以来，莫斯科事实上已经控制了这片地区。与此同时，Ukraine‘s new government has accused Russia of staging…

今天我们要学的词是 lip service. Lip service, 意思是只说不做，空头支票。奥巴马上周二公布了新的政府年度预算，预算中承诺大幅削减赤字。但是，Analysts said the new budget paid lip service to reducing the federal deficit by piling on $1 trillion in tax increases, which is unlikely to…

今天我们要学的词是 long-running. Long-running, 长期上演的。Two stars of the reality show Real Housewives of New Jersey now face prison time after committing long-running financial fraud. 真人秀《新泽西主妇》里的两个明星因为长期进行金融诈骗而面临入狱。Facing the long-running conflict, many Syrians chose…

今天我们要学的词是 fend off. To fend off, 意思是挡开，避开。美国国务卿克里前往俄罗斯和乌克兰的冲突点克里米亚。U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought a $1 billion energy aid package to help Ukraine fending off bankruptcy. 美国国务卿克里给努力避免破产的乌克兰带来了价值10亿美元的能源援助。今年美国东部遭遇罕见的严寒冬季。Some counties are asking residents…

今天我们要学的词是 roil. Roil,动词，意思是引发震动，使动荡。 源自日本的比特币最大交易平台Mt.Gox倒闭， The news has roiled the market for the virtual currency. 这一消息震惊了比特币市场。The Sudden depreciation of the Chinese Yuan has roiled the price of copper in global markets.…

今天我们要学的词是 keepsake. Keepsake 意思是纪念品。美国加州的一对夫妻出门遛狗时在一棵树下捡到了价值1000万美元的古金币， They plan to put most of the coins up for sale while holding onto a few as keepsakes. 他们打算把大部分金币卖出，只留几枚作为纪念。为纪念小说《傲慢与偏见》出版200周年， U.S. TV channel A&E reissued the highly…

今天我们要学的词是 draconian. Draconian 意思是严苛的，残酷的。乌干达总统签署立法，将同性恋定位犯罪,此举引发国际社会强烈反弹， Norway is withholding aid to Uganda in protest of that nation’s new draconian law against homosexuality. 为抗议这一反同性恋的严刑峻法，挪威停止了对乌干达的援助。土耳其加强了对互联网的管制，Advocates said the draconian online censorship law was unconstitutional. 活动人士说，新的网络审查法过于严苛，是违宪的。好的，今天我们学习的词是…

今天我们要学的词是 criterion. Criterion意思是标准，尺度。纽约时报的一篇文章谈到如何才能被谷歌公司录用，文章说， Google has determined that grades are worthless as a criterion for hiring. 谷歌认为，在招聘时，成绩是个没用的标准。Criterion的复数形式是criteria. Ukrainian protesters have drawn up a list of their criteria for future members of…

今天我们要学的词是 Index. Index 的意思是指数 。 The U.S. consumer confidence index dipped in February. 美国消费者信心指数在二月份下滑。 Beijing issued its first orange pollution alert when its air quality index readings went above 300.…

今天我们要学的是 mull. Mull可作及物或者不及物动词，意思是“思索，仔细考虑”。It is said that Apple is mulling over the idea of acquiring electric car maker Tesla. 据说苹果正在考虑收购电动汽车生产商特斯拉。U.S. and Mexican authorities are mulling over relaxing border controls for trusted…

今天我们要学的是 windfall. Windfall是名词，可表示“意外的收获；侥幸所得”。由于日本汽车公司丰田2013年经营良好，在它的老家 – 日本爱知县的丰田市，The municipal government will get a huge windfall from corporate taxes in 2014. 市政府将在2014财政年度意外缴得一大笔公司税。制药企业阿特维斯集团成功收购其竞争对手森林实验室公司，作为森林实验室公司的财务顾问，JPMorgan Chase got a major windfall from advising on the big-ticket deal. 摩根大通因为这笔大宗交易提供顾问服务而大赚一笔。…

今天我们要学的是 embark on. Embark是动词，可表示“从事”，短语embark on something 一般指开始从事某项具有挑战性的任务。John Kerry embarked on his first trip to Asia since he became the US Secretary of State. 美国国务卿克里启动了上任后的首次亚洲之行。 The CEO of Coca-Cola embarked on…