Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 risk-averse. Risk-averse 形容词，意思是规避风险的，不愿承担风险的。非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区过去十年来经济持续高速发展，但是美国的直接投资却停滞不前。专家认为这是因为，The U.S. private sector has generally been risk-averse. 美国私有部门总体来说倾向于规避风险。汇丰银行董事长最近警告说，The employees are becoming too risk-averse because they fear punishment for mistakes. 公司雇员越来越不愿意承担风险，担心因为出错而受到惩罚。好的，今天我们学习的词是 risk-averse, risk-averse, risk-averse…

今天我们要学的词是 experimental. Experimental 形容词，意思是试验的。埃博拉疫情已造成数百人死亡。WHO experts are considering whether to use experimental drugs to treat the Ebola outbreak. 世界卫生组织正在考虑是否采用尚在试验阶段的药物，为埃博拉疫情患者提供治疗。美国疾病预防控制中心说，The experimental serum that was used to treat two American patients is in…

今天我们要学的词是 loyalty card. Loyalty card 就是中文里说的会员卡，积分卡。Loyalty cards usually offer customers discounts on goods and services. 消费者凭借会员卡，往往能购买打折商品和服务。时代周刊的调查显示，By 2012, Americans had more than two billion loyalty cards. 截止到2012年的时候，美国人的会员卡数量总计超过两个亿。尽管会员卡数量不断增加，Nearly half of all loyalty…

今天我们要学的词是 reasonable. Reasonable 做为形容词，意思是合乎情理的。A New York state Court of Appeals ruled recently that it is a reasonable use of force for parents to spank their kids. 纽约州一家上诉法院最近裁定，家长打孩子屁股属于合理使用外力。The U.S. Equal Employment…

今天我们要学的词是 brand name. Brand-name 做为形容词，意思是名牌的，品牌的。美国和荷兰学者的一项调查发现，Shoppers choose pricier brand-name drugs over their generic counterparts even though the ingredients are the same. 消费者情愿购买高价的品牌药，也不愿购买成分相同的非专利药。不久前，Thailand authorities destroyed more than 86,000 fake brand name items.…

今天我们要学的词是 stigma. Stigma 名词，意思是污点，耻辱。三十多年来，人类对艾滋病的了解和研究取得了长足进展。然而，There is still a significant stigma associated with AIDS. 很多人依然认为艾滋病是一种巨大的耻辱。英国音乐人艾尔顿.约翰在美国之音制作的一部关于艾滋病的记录片中说，“I believe AIDS can be beaten…but only by eradicating its most deadly symptom: stigma.”他说，我相信艾滋病一定能被征服，但是首先必须要消除艾滋病最致命的症状，那就是耻辱和歧视。好的，今天我们学习的词是 stigma, stigma, stigma…

今天我们要学的词是 distinguish. Distinguish 动词，是区别，辨别的意思。国际红十字会发表声明，要求乌克兰交战各方保护平民安全。The ICRC said that international law required warring parties to distinguish between military targets and civilian objects. 国际红十字会说，国际法要求交战各方对军事和平民目标加以区分。最新研究显示，Children raised in religious households find it harder to distinguish…

今天我们要学的词是 thorough. Thorough 形容词，意思是彻底的。纽约警察执法过程中造成小贩死亡事件发生后，The New York City Police Commissioner has ordered a thorough review of the NYPD’s training procedures. 纽约市警察局局长要求对纽约警察的培训程序进行彻底审查。马航MH17号航班出事后，The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution, calling for a…

今天我们要学的词是 until further notice. Until further notice 意思是直到另行通知。为保证航班的安全，Delta Airlines decided to cancel all flights to Israel until further notice. 达美航空公司决定，在另行通知以前，取消飞往以色列的所有航班。Finnair said it would continue to avoid flying through Ukrainian airspace…

今天我们要学的词是 activate. Activate 做为动词，有激活，动员的意思。Texas Governor Rick Perry will activate up to 1,000 National Guard Troops to help beef up security along the Texas-Mexico border. 德克萨斯州州长佩里将动员多达一千名国民警卫队，增强德州和墨西哥边境地带的安全。美国一家电器商店遭到抢劫，Quick-thinking employees activated the GPS on…

今天我们要学的词是 rein in. To rein in 意思是驾驭，控制。The United States and EU are calling on Russia to rein in the pro-Russian rebels. 美国和欧盟要求俄罗斯对亲俄反政府武装加大控制力度。More than five years after the bankruptcy of Lehman…

今天我们要学的词是 unfettered. Unfettered 形容词，意思是自由的，不受限制的。Malaysian experts were given unfettered access to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site. 马来西亚专家获准自由进出马航MH17号航班的坠机事发地点。Microsoft’s General Counsel called on Congress and the White House to stop the…

今天我们要学的词是 complex. Complex 做为形容词，意思是复杂的。加拿大一个政策研究中心的报告认为，The Canadian student loan process is too complex and varies from province to province. 加拿大学生贷款申请程序过于复杂，而且每个省的情况都不尽相同。为了保证网上帐户的安全，Experts recommend that people should use long and complex passwords, especially for accounts…

今天我们要学的词是 platform. Platform 平台。一家职场网站对2014年工作种类的调查显示，从工作环境，收入，发展前景和工作压力综合看，数学，科技和保健行业最好，与此同时，The move to more digital platforms has put newspaper reporters at the bottom. 由于向数字平台的转移，在报社当记者已经是垫底的工作了。在美国，Real estate crowd funding platforms saw a rapid growth in the last year, from…

今天我们要学的词是 joint. Joint 做为形容词，意思是联合的。Japan is launching a joint research project with Britain on air-to-air missile technology for fighter jets. 日本将跟英国合作研究战斗机的空对空导弹技术。The United States and South Korea held a five-day joint naval…