Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 out-of-control. Out-of-control 三个单词之间用横杠连接，做形容词，意思是失控的。An out-of-control car crashed into a seven-eleven store but no one was injured. 一辆失控的汽车撞进一家7-11便利店，但是没有人受伤。A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson in an out-of-control wildfire case…

今天我们要学的词是 independence. Independence 独立。In a historic referendum, voters in Scotland rejected independence, deciding to remain a part of the United Kingdom. 苏格兰选民在一次历史性公投中，决定不独立，继续留在英国。The “no” vote for independence eliminated all financial uncertainties…

今天我们要学的词是 negligent. Negligent 形容词，意思是疏忽的，过失的。A federal judge ruled that BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. 一位联邦法官裁决，英国石油公司在2010年深水地平线钻井平台灾难性事故中有严重过失。South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius was acquitted of murder charges but found…

今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，意思是终止。The Baltimore Ravens terminated Ray Rice’s contract after a video surfaced showing Rice punching his then-fiancee. 巴尔的摩乌鸦队球员Ray Rice殴打未婚妻的视频曝光后，乌鸦队解除了跟他的合约。Texas State Senator Wendy Davis revealed that she terminated two…

今天我们要学的词是 override. Override 动词，有推翻的意思，过去时是 overrode。Missouri lawmakers overrode Governor Nixon’s veto to pass the law, requiring women to wait 72 hours before getting an abortion. 密苏里州议员推翻了尼克松州长的否决，通过立法，要求女性在堕胎前必须等待72小时。八月份的时候，San Diego City Council voted to…

今天我们要学的词是 broaden. Broaden 动词，有扩大的意思。美国最新民调显示，A majority of Americans now support broadening U.S. military air strikes against ISIL, also known as ISIS. 如今，美国多数人都支持加大对被称为ISIL或ISIS的伊斯兰国激进分子的空中打击力度。为了对克里姆林宫继续施压，美国总统奥巴马上周四发表声明说，”We will deepen and broaden sanctions in Russia’s financial, energy…

今天我们要学的词是 heartbroken. Heartbroken 形容词，意思是伤心的，心碎的。苏格兰9月18号全民公决，决定是否从英国独立出去。British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be heartbroken if Scotland leaves the UK. 英国首相卡梅伦说，如果苏格兰脱离英国，他会心碎的。英国最近的一项研究发现，Being heartbroken can impair the immune system of old people, making them…

今天我们要学的词是 verify. Verify 动词，意思是证实，查证。Home Depot said it was working around the clock to verify reports that it was the victim of a massive data breach. 美国家居连锁店家得宝说，他们正不分昼夜地查证有关家得宝受到袭击，大批数据失窃的报道。Baidu has developed smart chopsticks,…

今天我们要学的词是 livable. Livable 是形容词，有适合居住的意思。一项最新调查结果显示，For the fourth year in a row, Melbourne, Australia was named the world’s most livable city. 在全球最适合居住的城市里，澳大利亚的墨尔本连续四年排名第一。Six of the least livable cities were located in Africa and…

今天我们要学的词是 laid-off. Laid-off 是形容词，意思是被解雇的，下岗的。美国大西洋赌城最近会有三家赌场先后关门，共造成约八千多人失业。The newly laid-off casino workers lined up last week to file for unemployment benefits. 新近失业的赌场员工上周开始排队申请失业补贴。Alabama won a $60,000 federal grant to set up a mobile career center…

今天我们要学的词是 intimidate. Intimidate 是威胁恐吓的意思。A Las Vegas grand jury indicted a man for intimidating police officers using Facebook. 美国拉斯维加斯一个大陪审团对一名男子提出起诉，罪名是在脸书上对警察进行威胁恐吓。美国第二名记者被砍头的视频曝光后，President Obama said the United States will not be intimidated by Islamic State…

今天我们要学的词是 take on. To take on 意思是对抗。President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are trying to build a broad international coalition to take on Islamic extremists. 美国总统奥巴马和英国首相卡梅伦正努力构筑一个广泛的国际联盟，共同对付伊斯兰极端份子。NATO plans to…

今天我们要学的词是 offline. Offline 离线的，下线的。从表面看，社交媒体本应促进意见交流，然而，美国皮尤研究中心最近的一项研究发现，Social media may in fact discourage people from expressing their opinions on controversial issues, even when they are offline. 社交媒体事实上可能会阻止人们就存在争议的问题发表看法，即便他们下线后也是如此。不久前，Several gaming services in North America were knocked…

今天我们要学的词是 domestic violence. Domestic violence 家庭暴力。美国布法罗大学研究人员对634对夫妻进行调查发现，The more they smoked marijuana, the less likely they were to engage in domestic violence. 他们大麻抽得越频繁，越不太会发生家庭暴力。美国一个移民委员会最近裁定，A married woman who fled domestic violence in Guatemala, where…

今天我们要学的词是 permanent. Permanent 永久的。Both sides in the Gaza Strip conflict agreed to a truce as well as to a permanent cease fire agreement last week. 加沙地带冲突双方上周同意停火，并达成永久性停火协议。联合国的一项草案报告称，全球气候变暖是人类行为造成的，可能会给人类生存环境造成不可逆转的变化。Possible permanent changes include the…