Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 tactic. tactic 的意思策略、战术。North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warns that the current tactics to show goodwill towards the United States could end if Washington continues to impose sanctions. 朝鲜领导人金正恩警告说，如果华盛顿继续对朝实施制裁，就会停止目前向美国展示善意的策略。…

今天我们要学的词是 consensus. consensus 的意思是共识，达成一致。 There is a consensus among OPEC and non-OPEC producers to comply with a recent agreement to trim oil output in a bid to stabilize the market.…

今天我们要学的词是 undue. undue 的意思是过分的，过度的。Singapore’s universities tend to place undue emphasis on journal-friendly research that helps them climb international rankings. 新加坡的大学倾向于过分看重学术期刊所推崇的研究课题，这有助于它们提升在国际上的排名。 With all the traveling and shopping during the holiday season…

今天我们要学的词是 coercion. coercion 的意思是强迫、强制。Mexico’s new administration plans to discourage emigration not by coercion, but by creating jobs in Mexico. 墨西哥新政府的计划不是通过强制措施来阻止移民，而是在墨西哥创造就业机会。 The Anti-Trafficking Bill 2018 lays down provisions for protection of…

今天我们要学的词是 vaping. vaping 源自vapor，蒸汽。vaping 则是指吸入或呼出电子烟或类似产品。 A government study found a dramatic rise in vaping among children causing federal officials to press for measures that make it harder for kids to…

今天我们要学的词是 intruder. intruder 的意思是侵入者，不速之客。When drones buzzing over the runway forced London’s busy Gatwick Airport to shut down, many travelers wondered why it is so hard for authorities to stop such…

今天我们要学的词是 hackle. hackle 指动物脖子或背部的毛。hackles up，毛发倒竖，发怒了。Would a fuel tax get Americans’ hackles up, as it has in France? 燃油税会让美国人像法国人那样怒气冲天吗？ Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s massive push to have a prominent say in…

今天我们要学的词是 outbreak. outbreak 的意思是爆发、突发，特别是指疾病、骚乱、战争等不好的事情。U.S. regulators are investigating and issuing advice about a rising number of food-related outbreaks, thanks to new technologies that have made it easier to link individual illnesses…

今天我们要学的词是 refrain. refrain 的意思是避免、节制。President Trump has been publicly calling on the Federal Reserve to refrain from raising interest rates. 特朗普总统一直公开呼吁美联储不要加息。 Dozens of human rights groups released an open letter to…

今天我们要学的词是 roll out. roll out 的意思是推出、出台，特别是首次推出。China is rolling out a nationwide initiative to help private business owners but some question whether it will be able to take the necessary steps.…

今天我们要学的词是 erode. erode 的意思是侵蚀、腐蚀。China, Canada and the EU all back the Paris accord which the U.S. decided to withdraw from, but they also face local pressures that can erode their…

今天我们要学的词是 defuse. defuse 的原意是拆除雷管，引申出来就是化解，化险为夷。 French President Macron’s plan to defuse antigovernment protests with tax cuts is set to blow out French deficit, risks bending European Union rules on budget discipline.…

今天我们要学的词是 rout. rout 作为名词，是指溃败、败退，常常用于形容市场表现。U.S. stock markets spent most of the week deep in the red in an across-the-board rout triggered by the prospect that a U.S.-China trade deal was in…

今天我们要学的词是 concoct. concoct 通常指食品、饮料的调制、配制。Beijing has banned nearly 40 new fentanyl-like painkillers, but opioid chemists there can still concoct new narcotics to get around customs blacklists. 北京已经禁止了近40种类似芬太尼的止痛药，但当地的阿片类药物专家们仍然可以制造出新的麻醉剂来躲避海关黑名单。 Researchers were interested in…

今天我们要学的词是 disarray. disarray 的意思是杂乱无章，特别指原计划被打乱。 British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her government’s Brexit bill, throwing her plans for the U.K.’s exit from the European Union…