Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 boundary. Boundary 做为名词，有界线的意思。Senate investigators accused the CIA of inflicting suffering on al-Qaida prisoners beyond America’s legal boundaries. 美国国会参议院调查人员指责美国中央情报局对基地在押者施加酷刑的做法超越了美国法律许可的限度。针对美国总统奥巴马发表的移民行政令，Opponents say Obama has overstepped the boundaries of his authority. 反对者说，奥巴马超越了他的总统权限。好的，今天我们学习的词是 boundary,…

今天我们要学的词是 vegetarian. Vegetarian 做为名词，意思是素食者。Two percent of American adults are current vegetarians or vegans. 在美国，一般吃素的人和更为严格的素食主义者占成年人人口比例的2%。A recent study has revealed that four in five new vegetarians in the U.S. abandon their meat-free…

今天我们要学的词是 residential. Residential 形容词，意思是居住的，居民区的。美国加州洛杉矶市中心发生大火。The fire burned a tall residential building under construction. 这场大火烧毁了一栋正在建设当中的高层居民楼。After a foiled jailbreak, authorities of a Pakistan prison proposed to clear the residential area around the prison…

今天我们要学的词是 elusive. Elusive 形容词，意思是难以捕捉的。美国十一月份增加了32万个就业机会，然而，Sought-after jobs remain elusive. 抢手的工作还是很难找到。最新报告显示，美国各大城市教师的薪资水平很不一致。The report highlighted how the middle-class lifestyle is elusive for teachers in certain cities. 报告突显了在某些城市里，当老师很难过上中产阶级的生活。2009年11月23号，菲律宾南部有58人被杀。Five years later, convictions for the killing remain elusive.…

今天我们要学的词是 delivery. Delivery 做为名词，有送货上门的意思。MillerCoors LLC has started a beer delivery service in New York, Boston, Seattle and Washington. 米勒康胜公司在纽约，波士顿，西雅图和华盛顿四个城市开始提供将啤酒送货上门的服务。The U.S. Postal service has announced a seven-day delivery period that runs…

今天我们要学的词是 shorten. Shorten 动词，是缩短的意思。A new study has found that obesity can shorten your life by as many as 8 years. 一项最新研究发现，肥胖能让人的寿命最多减少八年。Macao shortened the stay for Chinese passport holders from seven…

今天我们要学的词是 mammoth. Mammoth 做为形容词，意思是庞大的，巨大的。A mammoth effort is underway to digitally publish tens of thousands of Albert Einstein’s letters, papers, postcards, and diaries. 把爱因斯坦成千上万份书信，论文，明信片和日记整理并在网上发表的一项巨大工程正在进行之中。美国打车服务公司Uber又筹集了12亿美元的融资。With the additional money, Uber is setting itself…

今天我们要学的词是 renewed. Renewed 形容词，意思是重新开始的。今年先后有三个美国公民被伊斯兰国杀死，After the killings there has been a renewed debate in the United States about the logic of not paying ransoms to terrorists. 不向恐怖分子支付赎金的做法到底有没有道理，美国人开始重新对这个问题展开辩论。The Indonesian Finance Minister said…

今天我们要学的词是 entitle. Entitle 动词，是使某人拥有某种权利的意思。A New York appeals court decided that chimpanzees do not have legal personhood, and are not entitled to human rights. 纽约一家上诉法庭裁定，黑猩猩不构成法律上的人，不能享受人权。The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that property…

今天我们要学的词是 spree. Spree 名词，意思是毫无节制的狂热行为。Redskins players took dozens of kids on a shopping spree in an event sponsored by a local children’s charity. 华盛顿红人队球员带着几十个孩子去疯狂购物，这次活动是由当地一家儿童慈善机构组织赞助的。The Department of Homeland Security is on a…

今天我们要学的词是 disrupt. Disrupt 动词，意思是破坏，扰乱。Protesters decrying police brutality and racial bias disrupted the holiday lighting of Baltimore’s Washington Monument. 抗议警察施暴和种族歧视的抗议人群扰乱了巴尔的摩市华盛顿纪念碑的节日点灯仪式。希腊各大工会11月底发动24小时联合罢工。The strike canceled hundreds of flights, shut down public offices and severely…

今天我们要学的词是 treatment. Treatment 做为名词，有治疗的意思。2009年到2012年的统计数字显示，美国大约8%的人患有中度或严重抑郁症，然而，Only slightly more than one third of those suffering from severe depression sought medical treatment. 严重抑郁症患者中只有三分之一多一点的人寻求治疗。A new Swedish study shows that using meditation as a treatment for…

今天我们要学的词是 excuse. Excuse 借口。俄罗斯总统普京最近表示，If the recent events in Crimea had not happened, the west would have simply found another excuse to contain Russia. 即便克里米亚问题没有发生，西方国家也会随便找个其它什么借口来遏制俄罗斯。针对弗格森发生的暴力事件，美国总统奥巴马表示，”Burning buildings, torching cars, destroying property, putting…

今天我们要学的词是 malware. Malware 恶意软件, 是 malicious software 两个单词合并在一起组成的。The FBI warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malware to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States. 美国联邦调查局警告美国公司，说黑客已经利用恶意软件对美国发动了毁灭性网络攻击。The malware can reportedly…

今天我们要学的词是 effective. Effective 有效的。The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says this year’s flu shot is less effective because the current flu virus has mutated. 美国疾病预防和控制中心说，由于流感病毒变异，今年流感疫苗的防疫效果可能不是很有效。Indonesia has developed a…