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今天我们要学的词是 dabble. Dabble 当动词，有“涉猎，尝试”的意思。据报道，The new smart-phone from the South Korean electronics company LG may dabble in fingerprint scanning. 韩国电子公司LG的新型智能手机可能会尝试安装指纹扫描的功能。时尚品牌马克·雅克布宣布，人们可把在社交网站上的留言当钱用，购买其新推出的香水。 This isn’t the first time that Marc Jacobs’ fragrance division has…
今天我们要学的词是 crimp. Crimp 有束缚，限制的意思，可当名词和动词使用。苹果公司去年第四季度手机销量在预期水平以下，原因之一是来自低价手机的竞争。但是，Apple does not plan to release a low-cost phone that could crimp profitability. 苹果公司不打算推出有可能压低利润的廉价手机。 世界最大的日用品制造商宝洁公司季度利润下滑，Procter & Gamble’s push into emerging markets has put a crimp on its…
今天我们要学的词是 binge-watch. Binge-watch 是狂看的意思，一般指一股脑儿地连续看剧。最近有研究显示，61% of Americans binge-watch TV regularly, watching at least 2-3 episodes of a single show in one sitting. 61%的美国人都经常性地连续看剧，一次起码看他个两三集。In a recent New York Times article, President Obama…
今天我们要学的词是 discard. Discard 是丢弃的意思。一项研究结果显示，America discards up to 40% of its food, or about 20 pounds per person, per month. 美国人40%的食物最后都被扔进了垃圾箱，相当于每人每个月扔掉大约20磅食物。为保证索契冬季奥运会的安全，俄罗斯有关部门获准监控奥运期间的一切来往邮件，短信和电话。Experts recommend visitors who are concerned about privacy at the Sochi…
今天我们要学的词是 stream. Stream 做为动词，有用流媒体在网上传输的意思。Live stream 直播。The Ellen DeGeneres Show, one of the most popular daytime TV talk shows in the U.S., will begin streaming online on Sohu.com. 美国最受欢迎的日间脱口秀之一，艾伦.狄珍妮秀，将在搜狐网上播放。Fox will stream…
今天我们要学的词是 motive. Motive 动机。美国维吉尼亚州刚卸任的州长因贪污的罪名受到起诉。Former Gov. Bob McDonnell fired back at critics, hinting at political motives behind the indictment. 前州长麦当诺对批判者予以反击，暗示起诉背后存在政治动机。美国普渡大学上周发生校园枪击案。Police are still searching for a motive in the deadly shooting. 警方还在调查这次致命枪击案嫌疑人的作案动机。Purdue…
今天我们要学的词是 watchdog. Watchdog 意思是监督机构。An independent federal privacy watchdog has concluded that the National Security Agency’s program to collect bulk phone call records is illegal and should cease. 美国一个独立联邦隐私监督机构得出结论，认为美国国家安全局大量收集电话记录的项目是非法的，应该终止。A consumer watchdog…
今天我们要学的词是 trendsetter. Trendsetter 意思是引领潮流的人。Air New Zealand has been named the top airline of 2014 and is called an industry trendsetter. 新西兰航空公司获得2014年最佳航空公司的殊荣，被誉为行业潮流的领军人。Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, was named the top fashion…
今天我们要学的词是 minority. Minority 有少数人，少数族裔的意思。盖洛普的一项最新民调发现，About half of all ethnic minority students say they plan to start their own business, compared with 37% of white students. 少数族裔学生里大约一半人都表示，打算自己开公司，白人学生里只有37%的人有这种想法。A new study has found that…
今天我们要学的词是 upswing. Upswing 是上扬的意思。网络安全专家预计，The risk of cyber attacks on the financial services industry is on the upswing in 2014. 金融服务工业2014年面临的网络空间袭击的风险会呈上扬走势。Illinois health officials are encouraging residents to get a flu shot…
今天我们要学的词是 revisit. To revisit 有重新审视的意思。The FBI will revisit the case of a mentally ill man being beaten to death after a jury acquitted two ex-policemen of all charges. 美国联邦调查局准备重新审查一起案件，此前，陪审团认定，将一名智障男子打死的两个离职警察无罪。Virginia lawmakers…
今天我们要学的词是 make way for. To make way for 意思是给某人和某事让地方。The old buildings were torn down to make way for a new shopping center. 这些旧楼被推倒，好腾出地方盖新的购物中心。More baby boomers are retiring, making way for…
今天我们要学的词是 document. Document 做为动词，是记录的意思。美国独立机构故事团今年进入第十个年头，StoryCorps has the largest known collection of oral histories, documenting more than 50,000 stories of American life. 故事团收集的口头故事是已知规模最大的，记录了五万多个美国人的生活故事。A San Francisco woman produced a series of videos to…
今天我们要学的词是 cost of living. Cost of living 生活费用。New York is the most expensive city to live in, according to an online cost of living index. 根据一项网上的生活费用指数排名，纽约是美国生活消费最高的城市。美国得克萨斯州城市奥斯汀近年来经济人口双增长，但是与此同时，The city’s success has made…
今天我们要学的词是 overestimate. To overestimate 意思是过份估计，高估。挪威学者发现，People tend to overestimate the amount of time they spend in exercising, and men are the worst offenders. 人们大多会高估自己在锻炼身体上投入的时间，尤其是男性。一项最新研究显示，Elliptical trainers are the least accurate in counting…