Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 unveil. Unveil 动词，意思是公布、揭开。Samsung is expected to unveil its latest Galaxy S-class smartphone at the GSMA World Congress in Barcelona. 预计三星公司将在巴塞罗那的世界移动通信大会上公布其最新的盖乐世S型智能手机。The Trump administration unveiled sweeping new sanctions in its effort…

今天我们要学的词是 resume. Resume 动词，意思是恢复、重新开始。Classes have resumed at the Florida school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting nearly two weeks ago. 两周前发生了一起大型枪击案导致17人丧生的那所佛罗里达中学恢复了上课。Air strike by the Syrian government on…

今天我们要学的词是 abaya. Abaya 名词，指宽大的阿拉伯长袍。A senior member of the Saudi Arabian Council of Senior Scholars said Muslim women should dress modestly, but not necessarily in abayas. 沙特阿拉伯高级伊斯兰学者委员会的一名重要成员说，穆斯林女性穿着要朴素，但并不一定要穿长袍。Soccer team abayas have allowed…

今天我们要学的词是 down syndrome. Down syndrome 唐氏综合症。An 18-month-old baby with Down syndrome has been chosen by baby food maker Gerber as its “Spokesbaby” for 2018. 一个18个月大患有唐氏综合症的幼儿被美国幼儿食品公司嘉宝公司挑选为2018年“代言幼儿”。There is a pending bill in…

今天我们要学的词是 white paper. White paper 白皮书。The White House released a 30-page white paper that promotes easing government regulations and spurring innovation to lower drug prices.白宫公布了一份30页的白皮书，支持放松政府管控，刺激创新，借此降低药物价格。The UK government plans to delay…

今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 仁慈，宽恕。Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation. 伊利诺伊州州长劳纳驳回了芝加哥一个面临递解出境的退伍军人的宽赦请求。Colorado’s governor is considering granting clemency to a handful of state inmates in…

今天我们要学的词是 bitcoin. Bitcoin 比特币。Engineers at a Russian nuclear research facility have been detained after they attempted to mine bitcoins using its powerful computers. 俄罗斯一家核研究设施的几名工程师被拘捕，因为他们用那里的强大电脑系统挖掘比特币。The head of the World Bank compared…

今天我们要学的词是 domestic abuse. Domestic abuse 家庭虐待。Two White House staff members resigned in recent days over allegations of domestic abuse. 白宫两名工作人员近日先后因为受到家庭虐待的指称而辞去职务。Scotland passed a bill to criminalize domestic abuse, which includes psychological…

今天我们要学的词是 defector. Defector 名词，叛离者。 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with North Korean defectors while in PyeongChang attending the Winter Olympics. 美国副总统彭斯出席韩国平昌冬季奥运会期间，接见了一些逃离朝鲜的脱北者。Famous North Korean defector Ji Seong-ho described Communism as…

今天我们要学的词是 interact. Interact 动词，互动。A White House official said that U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not interact during the Olympic…

今天我们要学的词是 counterpart. Counterpart 地位相当的人，对应的人。North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has invited his South Korean counterpart to visit the North at the South Korean leader’s earliest convenience. 朝鲜领导人金正恩邀请韩国领导人在方便的时候尽早访问朝鲜。 Chinese President Xi…

今天我们要学的词是 on the eve of. On the eve of 意思是前夜，前夕。North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South…

今天我们要学的词是 lone wolf. Lone wolf 孤狼，指独来独往的人，单独行动的人。A new report argues that the term “lone wolf terrorist” can be counterproductive in the fight against terror because radicalization rarely happens in a vacuum.…

今天我们要学的词是 criminal code. Criminal code 刑法。The Indonesian parliament seems poised to pass a sweeping set of revisions to the nation’s criminal code that would criminalize extramarital and gay sex. 印尼议会看似准备对国家刑法做出大规模修订，将婚外性行为和同性恋性行为都界定为犯罪。Cambodia’s…

今天我们要学的词是 politicize. Politicize 动词，政治化。China’s Ministry of Commerce urged the United States not to “politicize” economic and trade issues between the two countries. 中国商务部敦促美国，不要将双边经贸问题“政治化”。The Director of The United Nations Relief and…