Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 rescind. rescind 的意思是撤销，废止。French President Macron officially “abandoned” his proposed “fuel tax”, with government officials confirming the leader rescinded the tariff after widespread protests. 法国总统马克龙正式“放弃”他提出的“燃油税”，政府官员证实这位领导人在法国发生大范围抗议之后取消了征税计划。 Dozens of universities around the…

今天我们要学的词是 lenient. lenient 是指处罚或判决的宽大处理、从轻发落。 Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team recommended a lenient sentence for former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and no jail time. 特别检察官穆勒的团队建议对前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林的判决从轻发落，不需入狱服刑。 The Big Tech…

今天我们要学的词是 revert. revert 的意思是还原，复原。U.S. President Donald Trump said that if a trade deal with China was possible, it would get done, but if the two sides could not resolve their…

今天我们要学的词是 implication. Implication 的意思是没有明说的，暗指的。 The World Health Organization is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after a Chinese scientist claimed to have created the world’s first…

今天我们要学的词是 underpin. underpin 的意思是支撑，尤其指一个看法、论点得以成立的基础。 Environmental analysts warned that wilder weather and rising sea levels could “underpin a whole host of social issues” such as poverty, violence and resource insecurity in…

今天我们要学的词是 foretell. foretell 的意思是预言，预示。President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires could foretell whether the US and China are destined to enter a new era of Cold…

今天我们要学的词是runoff. runoff 是指竞选无法分出胜负的情况下进行的决选。 Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith wins the Mississippi Senate runoff vote in an election that critics say was racially charged. 共和党人辛迪·海德-史密斯在密西西比州的参议院决选中胜出，批评人士说这次选举充满种族歧视。 Runoff也指地表的水流，Surface runoff is the flow of water that…

今天我们要学的词是 snap up. snap up 是快速得到、抢先拿到的意思。 Italian Film Director Bernardo Bertolucci was the only Italian to win the Oscar for best film, snapping up the award for “The Last Emperor”.…

今天我们要学的词是 swath. swath 用作名词的意思是大片的。Swaths of eastern China were choked by heavy smog on Tuesday, bringing travel chaos to the region’s roads and airports. 中国东部大片地区周二被严重的雾霾笼罩，给这一地区的道路和机场交通带来混乱。 For decades, Americans have migrated toward…

今天我们要学的词是 hindrance. hindrance 的意思是阻力，障碍。The U.S. said it will scale back military exercises with South Korea next year, so the war games are not a hindrance to diplomacy over ending North…

今天我们要学的词是 rev up. rev 用作动词是指引擎转速加快，常常和up连用，意思就是加速。Italy’s big budget, intended to rev up the economy and help businesses, is instead likely to set back those efforts. 意大利巨大的预算原本是要推动经济发展和帮助企业，但却正在挫败这些努力。 The Federal Reserve continued to…

今天我们要学的词是 concede. concede 的意思是承认，认输。The Senate race in Florida came to a conclusion as Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson conceded after a hand recount gave Republican challenger Rick Scott a 10,000 vote…

今天我们要学的词是 wean. Wean 的意思是断奶，断绝。Fuel taxes are part of president Macron’s strategy of weaning France off fossil fuels. 税收是马克龙希望法国摆脱石化燃料战略的一部分。 The new government of Pakistan’s populist Prime Minister Imran Khan, has voiced…

今天我们要学的词是 punctuate. punctuate 的原意是加标点，引申出来就是打断，间断的意思。 The two-day APEC summit was punctuated by bitter arguments and underlined a rising rivalry between China and the West for influence in the usually neglected South…

今天我们要学的词是 acrimonious. acrimonious 的意思是尖刻的、充满火药味的。An acrimonious meeting of world leaders in Papua New Guinea failed to deliver a final communique, highlighting widening divisions between global powers China and the U.S.. 世界各国领导人在巴布亚新几内亚的充满火药味的会谈导致无法就联合公报最终达成一致，突显出中美两个全球大国之间日益扩大的分歧。…