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今天我们要学的词是 imperil. Imperil 做为动词，是危及，使陷于危险的意思。Smart phones imperil not just compact camera sales but entry level DSR camera sales as well. 智能手机不仅危及到便携相机的销售，也会危及到低端单反相机的销售。 密西根州政府最近颁布了一条针对失业者的相关规定，Failing a drug test could imperil unemployment benefits for job…
今天我们要学的词是 shortage. Shortage 做为名词，是缺少，短缺的意思。An ongoing shortage of drivers is affecting London Midland train services. 持续的司机短缺给伦敦米德兰列车服务造成了影响。The DC fire department is hiring nine new paramedics to address personnel shortages which have led…
今天我们要学的词是 universal. Universal 做为形容词，是普遍适用的意思。In Nepal, public access to media, traditional or online, remains far from being universal. 在尼泊尔，公众对传统媒体或者网上媒体的使用都还远远没有普及。美国政府的一项研究显示，The number of homeless people in the U.S. shrank from 2012 to 2013,…
Graduates throw their mortarboards into the air in celebration after receiving their diplomas, following the commencement ceremony at Boulder High School, in Boulder, Colo. on Saturday May 18, 2013. (AP…
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a thunderstorm complex which was found to contain the longest single flash that covered a horizontal distance on…
A JD.com advertisement with an image of freestyle skier Eileen Gu is seen at a bus stop in Beijing, China, Jan. 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang) At Beijing bus stops and…
Youth activists and Buddhist monks participate in an anti-military government protest rally while holding a banner that reads in Burmese, “Who dares to stay on the opposite side of the…
A letter sent to Lithuanian woman Genowefa Klonowska around 50 years ago in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2022. (REUTERS/Janis Laizans) A letter written to a 12-year old girl in Lithuania…
今天我们要学的词是 veto. Veto 做为动词，是否决的意思。Environmental advocates are urging New York’s governor to veto a bill that could expand development along the New York City river front. 环保人士敦促纽约州长否决一项可能会扩大开发纽约市河滨地区的议案。The Republican-controlled House approved legislation…
今天我们要学的词是 enact. Enact 做为动词，是颁布，制订法律的意思。最新研究报告显示，在美国，Pension reforms enacted by four-fifths of U.S. States have yet to improve the fiscal health of state retirement systems. 美国近来每五个州里就有四个州施行了退休金的制度改革，但是这些改革至今未能改善这些州退休系统的金融健康指数。The city of Austin, Texas, is debating enacting…
今天我们要学的词是Analyze. Analyze 做为动词，意思是分析。Experts analyzed 5,427 kids’ meals at fast food restaurants and found that only 33 percent are nutritious. 专家们对5千427份快餐店的儿童餐进行分析，结果发现其中只有百分之33是健康的。包括拉斯维加斯在内的很多美国大城市即将推出智能路灯。The company behind the “smart” street lighting system admits that the…
今天我们要学的词是 crash. Crash 做为名词，有坠落，撞碎的意思。A truck driver saved a woman’s life from a fiery crash on the high way. 在高速公路上发生的一个撞车起火事故中，一名卡车司机救了一个女人的性命。50 people were killed in a passenger plane crash in Russia. 俄罗斯发生客机坠毁事件，造成50人丧生。American…
今天我们要学的词是 tailor. Tailor 动词，意思是“特制”，“量身订做”。Interior designers can tailor their designs to meet the customers’ needs. 室内装璜设计师可以根据顾客的要求来设计。This article teaches you how to tailor your social media presence to catch employers’ attention.这篇文章教你如何改进自己在社交网站上的形象，以此吸引雇主的眼球。The research…