2022-01-31 Study: Cannabis Compound CBD May Help Prevent, Treat COVID
In this file photo, a marijuana leaf is displayed at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, on November 27, 2012. (REUTERS/Anthony Bolante) A new study provides evidence that…
2022-01-31 Asians Celebrate Another Lunar New Year under Pandemic Restrictions
A cartoon tiger is displayed as shoppers wearing face masks to help protect fro the coronavirus ride on escalators at a mall during the Lunar New Year Eve in Beijing,…
2022-01-31 Toyota to Help Develop Vehicle to Explore Moon
This graphic illustration provided by Toyota Motor Corp. shows a vehicle called “Lunar Cruiser” to explore the lunar surface. (Toyota Motor Corp. via AP) Japanese automaker Toyota says it will…
2022-01-31 US, Russia Clash over Ukraine at UN Security Council
Ukraine’s United Nations Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya, center, fist-bumps U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, left, after a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters, Jan. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Russia and the…
2022-01-31 COVID Arrives in One of the Last Places Without It
FILE – In this March 30, 2004, file photo, Tarawa atoll, Kiribati, is seen in an aerial view. When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the island nation of…
学个词 – 1829. verdict
今天我们要学的词是verdict. Verdict 判决。A verdict of not guilty was reached by the jury. 陪审团一致认定，被告无罪。Italy’s Supreme Court upheld former PM Silvio Berlusconi’s guilty verdict for tax evasion. 意大利最高法院裁决，前总理西尔维奥.贝卢斯卡尼逃税罪名成立，维持原判。A military judge handed down…
学个词 – 1828. expired
今天我们要学的词是expired. Expired 形容词，意思是过期的。He was pulled over by the police and got a ticket for having an expired registration. 他开车时被警察拦下来，因为车子注册已经过去，吃了一张罚单。Flushing expired medicines down the toilet is a source of pollution. 把过期药品从马桶里冲走，会对环境造成污染。A…
学个词 – 1827. dole out
今天我们要学的词是 dole out. To dole out 是少量发送的意思。纽约时报报道说，The U.S. Agricultural Department doled out millions of dollars in subsidies to dead farmers because of a lack of oversight. 由于缺乏监控，美国农业部曾向已经不在人世的农民发放过数以百万美元计的补贴。The Canadian government has…
学个词 – 1826. misconduct
今天我们要学的词是misconduct. Misconduct 名词，意思是不端行为。美国政府一份最新报告显示，Misconduct by Transportation Security Administration employee rose 26% over the past three years. 过去三年时间里，美国运输安全管理局员工渎职的行为比以往增加了26%。圣地亚哥市长鲍伯.费尔纳最近身陷丑闻。A total of eight women have stepped forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by San…
学个词 – 1825. preference
今天我们要学的词是preference. Preference 是偏爱，首选的意思。Personal preference 个人偏好。夏天是蚊虫猖獗的季节，大家都知道，有些人似乎比常人“更招蚊子”。有研究显示，Mosquitoes have a preference for those they feed off of. 蚊子对咬什么人也是有偏好的。比如，O型血的人比A型血挨咬的机率要高出一倍。日本中央大学的一项研究说，Infants as young as seven or eight months showed a preference for the color gold. 婴儿最小从七八个月开始，就能表现出对金色的偏好。好的，今天我们学习的词是…
学个词 – 1824. skip
今天我们要学的词是skip. Skip 动词，是遗漏，跳过的意思。根据美国运输安全管理局的一个新项目，Travelers can skip airport security lines if they pay $85. 缴纳85美元，在机场过安检的时候就可以不用跟其他人一起排队了。一项最新研究显示，Men who skip breakfast have a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease…
学个词 – 1823. boon
今天我们要学的词是boon. Boon 意思是福音，有益的东西。佛罗里达州议会的一份研究得出结论，Baby Boomers retiring to Florida will be a boon to the state’s economy through the end of this decade. 从目前直到2020年，婴儿潮一代人退休后选择在佛罗里达州颐享天年，是佛罗里达州经济的福音。英国小王子出生后，Analysts say the birth of the baby prince should…
学个词 – 1822. step in
今天我们要学的词是step in. To step in 有插手，干预的意思。Federal health officials stepped in to help to contain the outbreak after more than 250 people fell ill to a rare parasite. 一种罕见的寄生虫让250多人病倒后，美国联邦健康部门官员出面协助控制疫情。美国汽车城市底特律申请破产保护后，The White House…
学个词 – 1821. retrieve
今天我们要学的词是retrieve. Retrieve 动词，意思是找回，重新获得。The U.S. Navy offered to help Australia retrieve four bombs mistakenly dropped inside the Great Barrier Reef marine park. 美国海军主动提出，愿意帮助澳大利亚找回错误投掷在大堡礁海洋公园水域内的四枚炸弹。A deep sea salvage company retrieved 2,792 80-pound silver…