Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 footage. Footage 名词，有镜头的意思。印度大约600个高中生因为作弊被学校开除。TV footage showed parents and friends scaling the outer walls of school buildings to pass cheat sheets to students taking exams inside. 从电视镜头上可以看到，学生家长和朋友爬墙给里面的考生递小抄。The Tunisian government has released…

今天我们要学的词是 consume. To consume 有消耗的意思。有研究显示，The average person will consume 7,000 animals during their lives, including 2,400 chickens and 4,500 fish. 人一生平均要吃掉7千个动物，其中包括两千四百只鸡和四千五百条鱼。最近一项针对美国年轻人对新闻关心程度的调查发现，Two-thirds of them consume online news frequently, especially through social…

今天我们要学的词是 seasonal. Seasonal 形容词，意思是季节性的。A federal visa program in Alaska to hire foreign workers is on temporary hold because of a court ruling. 根据一项法院裁决，阿拉斯加从外国雇佣季节性工人的一个签证项目目前暂时处于停顿状态。Boston broke its seasonal snowfall record with 108.6…

今天我们要学的词是 minimize. To minimize 意思是最小化。Saudi Arabia is trying to minimize the impact of plunging oil prices on its economy. 沙特阿拉伯正在设法将油价暴跌对经济的影响降到最低程度。美国阿肯色州发现禽流感。U.S. authorities may impose tougher restrictions in an effort to contain…

今天我们要学的词是 real estate. Real estate 房地产。Real estate heir Robert Durst was arrested last Saturday in New Orleans. 房地产富豪之子罗伯特.杜斯特上星期六在新奥尔良被抓捕。17 nonprofit organizations urged the U.S. Treasury to scrutinize foreign real estate buyers…

今天我们要学的词是 reappear. To reappear 意思是重新出现。Russian President Vladimir Putin reappeared in public after a 10-day absence, showing no signs of visible ill-health. 俄罗斯总统普京十天没有露面后，第一次重新在公众场合出现，看不出身体有任何异样。A rare bird, which was long thought to be…

今天我们要学的词是 buck the trend. To buck the trend 意思是逆潮流而进。The Mac has bucked the trend of declining PC sales for quite a while. 就在个人电脑销量下降的时候，苹果电脑的销量很长一段时间来却能逆潮流而上。英国食品市场价格去年下跌1.9%，食品消费支出也下跌1.1%, 然而，UK organic food sales bucked the trend…

今天我们要学的词是 retention. Retention 名词，意思是保留。电信公司沃达非宣布新政策，给产妇16周带薪产假，恢复工作后每周只需上30个小时的班。Vodafone says talent retention is one of the goals for designing the new policy. 沃达非公司说，制定这项新政策的目的之一是为了留住人才。哈佛大学的一项研究报告说，Increasing customer retention rate by 5 percent increases profits by 25 to 95…

今天我们要学的词是 boast. Boast 做为动词，除了夸口以外，还有拥有的意思。美国教育系统的最新统计数字显示，The state of Mississippi boasts the fourth-highest rate of community college students completing degrees. 美国密西西比州社区大学学生的毕业率在美国各州名列第四。Kansas city boasts one of the fastest, most competitive Internet service markets in…

今天我们要学的词是 circulate. Circulate 动词，意思是传播。流感疫苗是如何研制的？Flu viruses constantly mutate, and the vaccine is changed every year based on what scientists see circulating. 流感病毒不断变异，所以科学家每年都要根据眼下正在流行的病毒来研制疫苗。The University of Oklahoma is investigating a video circulating on…

今天我们要学的词是 allegiance. Allegiance 效忠。Boko Haram, the Nigeria-based terror group, has reportedly announced formal allegiance to ISIS. 尼日利亚的恐怖组织博科圣地据报导已经宣布正式效忠伊斯兰国恐怖武装。美国公立学校学生上课前往往会背诵效忠誓词。不久前，A Portland high school’s senior class president raised some eyebrows when she told students…

今天我们要学的词是 emoji. Emoji 表情符号。Apple is slated to release 300 new emojis with the next update. 苹果公司下次系统更新时将推出三百个新的表情符号。The new set of emojis feature six skin tones for users to choose from. 新的表情符号包括六种肤色，供用户选择。除此以外，Same-sex…

今天我们要学的词是 produce. Produce 做为名词，意思是农产品。美国环境工作小组的最新报告显示，Nearly two-thirds of produce tested contained pesticides. 在检测的农产品中，将近三分之二的农产品上都带有农药。Apples top the list of produce with the most pesticides, followed by peaches and nectarines. 在检测的农产品中，苹果带有的农药含量最高，其次是桃子和油桃。Avocado, sweet corn and pineapple…

今天我们要学的词是 reinstate. Reinstate 做为动词，意思是恢复。In light of the continuing tensions in Ukraine, Lithuania decided to reinstate compulsory military service for young men starting this September. 鉴于乌克兰的持续紧张，立陶宛决定从今年九月开始恢复兵役制。Florida reinstated a bear hunting season…

今天我们要学的词是 hometown. Hometown 家乡。Iraqi security forces launched a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from the Islamic State extremist group. 伊拉克保安部队发动大规模军事行动，想从伊斯兰国极端组织手中收复萨达姆的家乡提克里特。Kid Rock plans to have eight…