Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 explode. Explode 动词，意思是爆炸。不久前，A British man was smoking an e-cigarette when it overheated and exploded, sending him to the hospital. 英国有个人抽电子烟的时候，电子烟过热发生爆炸，此人受伤被送往医院治疗。An unmanned NASA-contracted rocket exploded in midair seconds after liftoff…

今天我们要学的词是 high-profile. High-profile 两个单词中间用横杠相连，做形容词，意思是高调的，高知名度的。苹果公司首席执行官库克出柜。Mr. Cook has become the most high-profile gay man in the corporate world. 库克因此成为企业界知名度最高的同性恋。民调显示，马里兰州长选举两位参选人旗鼓相当。Both candidates have been getting high-profile support in recent weeks. 两位候选人最近几周都得到了大牌知名人士的支持。好的，今天我们学习的词是 high-profile, high-profile, high-profile…

今天我们要学的词是 manual. Manual 做为名词，有手册，指南的意思。伊斯兰国激进分子依靠社交媒体扩大自身影响，不过，他们也担心社交媒体会给自己安全带来危害。金融时报说，An instruction manual on online behavior was recently distributed to ISIS members. 伊斯兰国最近向成员发放了一份网上行为的使用指南。The benchmark of coffee chains, Starbucks, overhauled its employee manual, including an update on the…

今天我们要学的词是 convert. Convert 做为名词，有皈依者的意思。加拿大首都渥太华上星期发生枪击事件。The attacker was a recent convert to Islam. 枪击事件的肇事者不久前刚刚皈依了伊斯兰教。枪击事件发生后，A prominent imam of Calgary says new converts to Islam need to be watched closely for signs of radical…

今天我们要学的词是 faulty. Faulty 形容词，有缺损的意思。最新报道显示，More than 30 million cars nationwide are equipped with faulty airbags. 美国全国有三千多万辆汽车的安全气囊质量有问题。The owner of International Polo Club Palm Beach John Goodman claimed that faulty brakes – not…

今天我们要学的词是 protocol. Protocol 名词，意思是规定，规范。国际医疗人道救援组织无国界医生说，Doctors Without Borders has put in place stringent protocols to protect their staff from exposure to Ebola virus and to monitor the health of its returning staff.…

今天我们要学的词是 ransom. Ransom 名词，意思是赎金。美国财政部说，ISIS has made at least $20 million from ransom payments this year. 伊斯兰国今年光赎金收入就至少有两千万美元。美国财政部一位高级官员表示，Every country must adopt and implement a no-ransom policy to avoid bankrolling our adversary. 要想不成为敌人的金库，每个国家都应该采取并落实拒绝支付赎金的政策。France,…

今天我们要学的词是 skyscraper. Skyscraper 摩天大楼。泰国一家地产开发商准备在曼谷盖一栋摩天大楼。It will be the world’s ninth tallest skyscraper when it is completed in 2019. 这座大楼2019年建成后将是世界上第九高的摩天大楼。英国伦敦一栋栋摩天大楼拔地而起。Across London, no fewer than 237 skyscrapers are being built or have permission…

今天我们要学的词是 open letter. Open letter 公开信。More than 120 Muslim scholars around the world released an open letter to the fighters and followers of the Islamic State, denouncing them as un-Islamic.…

今天我们要学的词是 reimburse. Reimburse 动词，有退钱，报销的意思。AT&T’s wireless division will reimburse customers for unlawfully billing their accounts. 美国AT&T公司的无线服务部门因非法收费，将把钱退还给用户。为留住人才，高科技公司各出奇招。Facebook offers to reimburse employees up to $20,000 worth of reproduction-related costs over the course of…

今天我们要学的词是 drill. Drill 演习。Fire drill 火灾演练。Military drill 军事演习。Millions of people in California participated in an earthquake drill last week. 美国加州上星期有成百上千万人参加了地震演练。埃博拉病毒在美国本土的出现，让很多医院都进入备战状态。Some hospitals have had emergency drills to make sure they know…

今天我们要学的词是 handheld. Handheld 做形容词，意思是手持的。Some U.S. airports have begun using handheld, no-touch thermometers to conduct Ebola screenings. 一些美国机场开始使用手持，无需接触的体温计来进行埃博拉疫情监控。美国44个州和哥伦比亚特区都有规定，禁止开车发短信，然而，Talking on a handheld cell phone while driving is banned in only 14 states…

今天我们要学的词是 do-it-yourself. Do-it-yourself 三个词中间用横杠相连，做形容词，意思是自己动手的。随着流感季节的临近，A new study suggests that a do-it-yourself flu vaccine is as effective as one administered by health workers. 最新研究显示，自己接种流感疫苗跟由医务工作者接种一样有效。Experts predict more creative do-it-yourself costumes this Halloween. 有关专家预计，今年的万圣节会有更多人选择自己动手做万圣节服装。好的，今天我们学习的词是…

今天我们要学的词是 estimate. Estimate 动词，意思是估计。The World Bank estimated that the Ebola outbreak could cost the African economy $32 billion over the next two years if it continues to spread. 世界银行估计，如果埃博拉病毒持续扩散，可能会让今后两年的非洲经济蒙受320亿美元的损失。A U.S.…

今天我们要学的词是 rampant. Rampant 形容词，意思是蔓延的，猖獗的。一份最新调研报告显示，Sexual harassment is rampant in the U.S. restaurant industry. 性骚扰的情况在美国餐馆行业里十分常见。金正恩不久前连续一个多月没有公开露面。Kim Jong Un’s absence from the public eye led to rampant speculation. 金正恩久不露面，引起了外界的各种猜测。世界卫生组织上周表示，Ebola is still rampant in West…