Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是humidity. Humidity 是潮湿，湿度的意思。A sharp rise in humidity is in the forecast for next week. 天气预报显示，空气湿度下周将明显升高。We reached 95 degrees yesterday, but the humidity made it feel like well over 100. 昨天的最高气温高达华氏95度，外加空气湿度，感觉有100多度。Cooler…

今天我们要学的词是unleash. To unleash, 动词，意思是解除约束，释放的意思。美国乐坛著名歌手碧昂斯给连锁服装名牌店H&M拍广告照，结果H&M公司对照片进行PS，遭到碧昂斯的拒绝。Beyonce unleashed her wrath on H&M. 碧昂斯对H&M的做法表示极度愤怒。美国东部的桑迪飓风过去六个月后，一份最新研究报告显示，Hurricane Sandy unleashed 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into streams and canals. 桑迪飓风让东海岸水处理工厂110亿加仑的污水流进了溪流和运河。今天我们学习的词是 unleash, unleash, unleash…

今天我们要学的词是side with. To side with someone 意思是支持某人，站在某人的一边。The jury sided with the defense and acquitted the defendant by reason of insanity. 陪审团认同辩护方，以精神疾病为由，认定被告无罪。美国新泽西州民主党籍联邦参议员劳滕伯格去世后，新泽西州共和党籍州长克里斯蒂决定举行特别选举，填补劳滕伯格参议员留下的空缺。Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sided with governor Chris Christie,…

今天我们要学的词是 cast doubt. To cast doubt on 或是 cast doubt over something 意思是让人对某事产生怀疑。Mixed economic data has cast doubts over the pace of growth in the job market . 好坏参半的各种经济数据让人们对就业市场的增长速度产生了怀疑。有人相信，赤脚跑步有利健康。不过，Recent studies…

今天我们要学的词是on the defensive. On the defensive 意思是处于防守地位。美国一名塔可钟快餐店员工用舌头舔塔可钟饼皮的照片出现在脸谱网上。The photo put Taco Bell on the defensive in a full-blown PR nightmare. 这张照片让塔可钟陷入了一场严重的公关恶梦，完成处于守势。最近发生的一系列带有巨大争议的事件给美国政府带来了困扰。The recent controversies have placed the White House on the defensive.…

今天我们要学的词是consumption. Consumption 是消耗，消耗量的意思。美国疾病控制和防治中心的报告说，Consumption of sugary drinks is falling among children in the U.S. 美国儿童含糖饮料的摄取量出现下降。英国政府报告显示，Among Britons, weekly alcohol consumption is down, but alcohol related hospital admissions are up. 英国人每周的饮酒量下降，但是因为喝酒而住进医院的病例却在上升。韩国面临有史以来最严重的电力短缺。South Korea is…

今天我们要学的词是primary. Primary 主要的。美国的最新调查数字显示，A record four out of 10 households have mothers as the sole or primary source of income in the family. 在美国，每十个家庭里，就有四个家庭的唯一，或是主要收入来源是母亲工作赚来的，是美国历来的最高水平。美国人偏爱橄榄油。一项最新民意调查发现，According to 80 percent of the survey’s respondents,…

今天我们要学的词是recover. Recover 做为动词，有发现，找到的意思。Russian scientists recovered free-flowing blood from the frozen body of a 10,000 to 15,000 year old mammoth found on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean. 俄罗斯科学家在北冰洋一个孤岛上发现了一只一万到一万五千年前进入冰冻状态的长毛象，并从其体内提取出流动状态的血液。DC police…

今天我们要学的词是virus. Virus 病毒。The head of the WHO warned the world of a new virus named MERS-CoV, which is found in Saudi Arabia. 世界卫生组织负责人对一种在沙特阿拉伯发现的病毒向全世界提出警告，这种新病毒被命名为MERS-CoV病毒。The WHO has yet to learned how the…

今天我们要学的词是expose. Expose 有使接触到的意思。As a parent, I don’t want to expose my children to movies that have violent content. 做为家长，我不愿意让自己的孩子看带有暴力内容的电影。最新研究发现，Astronauts who travel to Mars one day could be exposed to dangerous…

今天我们要学的词是eco-friendly. Eco-friendly有利环保的。2011年的一项研究显示，Forty seven percent of travelers will take eco-friendliness into consideration when booking a vacation. 47%的游客在预定渡假地时，都会把旅游区设施是否环保的因素考虑进去。如今，环保已经成为一种时尚。除了节水，省电，废物再循环使用外，Growing your own fruits and vegetables is a great way to be eco-friendly. 自己种水果，蔬菜也是环保的好办法。好的，今天我们学习的词是 eco-friendly,…

今天我们要学的词是runner-up. Runner-up比赛里的第二名。Jason came in as the runner-up in the 200-meter hurdles. 詹森在200米跨栏中名列第二。在美国国家地理小蜜蜂比赛中，12-year-old Sathwik Karnik got all five questions right in his one-on-one duel with the runner-up to clinch the title.…

今天我们要学的词是wrongdoing. Wrongdoing 不道德的行为，或是非法的行为。Lois Lerner, the IRS officer at the center of the targeting of conservative groups scandal, denied any wrongdoing. 美国国税局专门针对保守团体进行税务稽查这一丑闻的核心官员洛伊斯.勒纳否认自己有任何违法行为。英国一项研究发现，Three out of four whistle blowers who raise allegations of…

今天我们要学的词是instinct. Instinct 是本能，直觉的意思。Survival instinct 生存本能。Animal instinct 动物本能。The offer was too good to be true. My instincts told me it must be a scam. 这事好得简直令人难以置信，我的直觉告诉我，这一定是个骗局。龙卷风来袭之前，奥克拉荷马州的一个妈妈毅然决定，不让孩子藏在衣橱里，开车出去避难，结果幸免于难，回来时房子已被夷为平地。Her maternal instincts saved her kids and…

今天我们要学的词是uncover. Uncover 动词，意思是揭示，发现。Researchers have uncovered an active cyber espionage operation that has compromised computers from over 100 countries so far. 研究人员发现了一个活跃的空间间谍行动，该行动至今已经破坏了100多个国家里电脑的安全。Auditors uncovered over $42 million in previously unknown funds sitting…