Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 sniper. Sniper 狙击手。The Oscar-nominated film American Sniper raked in a record-smashing $90.2 million in North America over the weekend. 奥斯卡提名电影《美国狙击手》上周末北美票房9020万美元，刷新最高记录。The movie tells the story of the late Chris Kyle,…

今天我们要学的词是 energy drink. Energy drink 能量饮料。The energy drink industry is booming in the U.S. with 60% growth between 2008 to 2012. 美国能量饮料工业成长迅速，2008年到2012年涨幅高达60%。Three senators raised concerns that the energy drink industry…

今天我们要学的词是 conventional. Conventional 形容词，常规的，传统的。A new study shows that e-cigarettes are much less addictive than conventional cigarettes. 一项最新研究显示，电子烟的上瘾程度远远低于传统香烟。Iowa is developing an app to put driver’s licenses on smart-phones, taking the place…

今天我们要学的词是 normalize. To normalize 意思是实现正常化。Cuba released 53 political prisoners as it works towards normalizing relations with the U.S. after decades of hostility. 古巴释放了53名政治犯，跟美国向两国关系正常化努力。两国此前几十年一直处于敌对状态。U.S.-Cuba talks to normalize relations will take place…

今天我们要学的词是 black box. Black box 黑匣子。Indonesian navy divers retrieved both black boxes from the wreckage of an AirAsia passenger jet. 印尼海军潜水员打捞上来了亚航失事客机的两个黑匣子。The information pulled from the black boxes will be critical.…

今天我们要学的词是 unity. Unity 是团结的意思。World leaders joined millions of people in a unity rally in Paris to show solidarity for the victims of the recent deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. 国际社会领袖跟数百万民众一起，参加了在巴黎举行的团结集会，声援在最近伊斯兰极端份子袭击中遇难的受害者。However,…

今天我们要学的词是 drone. Drone 无人驾驶飞机。The FAA issued commercial drone permits to four companies. 美国联邦航空局向四家公司颁发了使用商业无人机的许可证。与此同时，Amazon claimed its plans to develop a fleet of small drones to deliver packages are being hampered by…

今天我们要学的词是 worsen. Worsen 动词，意思是恶化。网络安全专家预计，Cyberattacks will only worsen in 2015 as hackers use more advanced techniques to infiltrate networks. 黑客不断使用更先进的渗透手段，2015年网络攻击会进一步恶化。在最新民调中，53 percent of Americans said race relations had worsened since President Obama…

今天我们要学的词是 job satisfaction. Job satisfaction 意思是对工作的满意程度。最近一项研究显示，Having a competent manager is the single biggest determining factor in job satisfaction. 有一位有能力的主管，是决定员工对工作满意程度最重要的因素。最新调查显示，The overall job satisfaction for federal employees fell to its lowest levels…

今天我们要学的词是 take in. To take in 意思是接收。Nongovernmental organizations are urging rich countries to take in at least 180,000 displaced Syrians. 非政府组织敦促富裕国家接收至少18万名无家可归的叙利亚人。Churches and schools took in thousands of people in the…

今天我们要学的词是 collectible. Collectible 做为名词，是收藏品的意思。Amazon unveiled a new option that allows customers to haggle on the price of thousands of collectibles sold on the site. 亚马逊网站推出新功能，用户在亚马逊网站上购买收藏品的时候可以讨价还价。A new investment analysis of collectibles…

今天我们要学的词是 inject. Inject 动词，意思是注入。最近一项调查显示，Maryland’s fast-growing casino industry injected $1.4 billion into the state economy. 美国马里兰州快速发展的赌场业为马里兰州的经济注入了14亿美元。Researchers injected human brain cells into baby mice to create animals which have brains that are…

今天我们要学的词是 foul play. Foul play 不正当的行为。洛杉矶市区发生大火，调查人员称，The fire may have involved foul play. 这场火灾可能是有人故意纵火造成的。Indian investigators ruled out any foul play in the death of Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde, who died…

今天我们要学的词是 autopsy. Autopsy 验尸。A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting case reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials. 弗格森警察枪击案的联邦验尸报告跟地方官员的验尸报告得出的结果十分相近。A South African court blocked the auctioning of the…

今天我们要学的词是 driver. 大家都知道，driver 是司机，但是做为名词，driver 还有推动因素的意思。最近一项关于全球高科技市场的预测报告显示，China’s business and consumer market will be the biggest driver of regional growth in 2015. 中国公司和消费者市场将是2015年最大的地区增长推动因素。美国国家海洋大气局的一份报告说，Natural variations, not global warming, are the primary drivers behind the…