Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 austerity. Austerity 有紧缩的意思。Greek voters rejected a bail out deal proposed by its international creditors, which required austerity measures in return for emergency funds. 希腊选民拒绝接受国际债权人提出的用紧缩经济换取应急资金的协议。U.S. stocks declined slightly on Monday…

今天我们要学的词是 ingredient. Ingredient 做为名词，意思是成分，原料。Papa John’s International Inc. is spending $100 million a year to remove artificial ingredients and other additives from its menu. 棒约翰国际公司准备一年投入一亿美元，去除食物中的人工配料等添加剂。Mexican fast food chain Chipotle is in…

今天我们要学的词是 resort. Resort 有度假胜地的意思。The terrorist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack which killed 38 people at a beach resort in Tunisia. 恐怖组织伊斯兰国宣称，突尼斯一个海边度假村发生的恐怖袭击事件是他们一手制造的，这次袭击事件共造成38人死亡。The Philippines has started building the “world’s…

今天我们要学的词是 hostage. Hostage 人质。美国政府关于人质问题的政策最近发生了变化。Families who try to pay ransom to win the release of American hostages will no longer face the threat of prosecution. 人质家属通过支付赎金让人质获得自由，今后不会再因此而受到面临政府起诉的威胁。据报道，30 Americans are being held hostage…

今天我们要学的词是 overstep. To overstep 有逾越的意思。Texas Senator Ted Cruz criticized the Supreme Court for overstepping its bounds in both legalizing same-sex marriage and upholding Obamacare. 美国德克萨斯州参议员特德.克鲁兹批评说，联邦最高法院在让同性婚姻合法化和支持奥巴马医保改革法案的两项裁决上都越权了。不久前，South African President Jacob Zuma warned…

今天我们要学的词是 line up. To line up 动词，意思是排队。As soon as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage was announced, same-sex couples lined up to get marriage licenses. 美国联邦最高法院一宣布同性婚姻合法化，同性伴侣立即开始排队领证。Although banks were…

今天我们要学的词是 mistreat. Mistreat 动词，有虐待的意思。The owners of a Florida zoo are accused of mistreating animals. 美国佛罗里达州一个动物园的业主被指控虐待园里的动物。The owner of an adult family home in the state of Washington pleaded guilty in connection…

今天我们要学的词是 make the cut. To make the cut 有晋级，过关的意思。MIT Technology Review published the 50 Smartest Companies list for 2014, and Apple didn’t make the cut. 麻省理工科技评论杂志公布了2014年最有智慧的五十家公司大排名，苹果公司竟然没有入围。在刚刚过去的高尔夫球美国公开赛上，Six amateurs made the cut…

今天我们要学的词是 supremacist. Supremacist 至上主义者。一名白人男子在美国南卡罗来纳州黑人教堂打死九人后，White supremacists quickly distanced themselves from the suspect. 白人至上主义者迅速跟枪击案嫌疑人划清界限。与此同时，Records show the leader of a white supremacist group whose website may have inspired the shooting suspect, has donated…

今天我们要学的词是 sighting. Sighting 做为名词，有目击的意思。There have been more than 90,000 reported UFO sightings since 1905 in America. 1905年以来，美国有人自称目击不明飞行物的情况共有九万多例。美国纽约州两名逃犯的追捕行动还在继续。The search for two escaped killers is focused on an area 22 miles west…

今天我们要学的词是 racism. Racism 种族歧视。President Barack Obama said in a recent interview that the United States has not overcome its history of racism. 美国总统奥巴马最近在一次访谈中表示，美国尚未克服种族歧视的历史。New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the shootings…

今天我们要学的词是 creditor. Creditor 债权人。Greece and its creditors hardened their stances after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default. 为防止希腊债务违约的谈判失败后，希腊和其债权人各自强化了立场。 Japanese Skymark Airlines intends to enter discussions with its…

今天我们要学的词是 normality. Normality 名词，意思是常态。Thousands of South Korean schools reopened as the country sought normality amid the MERS outbreak. 南韩的中东呼吸综合症疫情还在继续，数千所小学复课，努力回归常态。As Iraq tries to reclaim territory from ISIS, people in Baghdad have…

今天我们要学的词是 matchmaking. Matchmaking 做媒，牵线搭桥。Iran launched its first matchmaking web site to encourage millions of singles to get married. 为鼓励数百万单身的人组建家庭，伊朗推出第一个官方婚介网站。A Chicago-based high-end matchmaking service offers clients 35 and younger, memberships starting…

今天我们要学的词是 pharmacy. Pharmacy 名词，是药店，药房的意思。CVS Health Corp. has agreed to buy Target Corp.’s pharmacies and clinics for $1.9 billion. CVS 保健公司同意出价19亿美元，收购塔吉特公司的药房和诊所业务。The National Institutes of Health suspended operations at a specialized pharmacy…