今天我们要学的词是widespread。 Widespread, 广泛的。 "A widespread power blackout affected about 9 million people in Chile last Saturday," 智利上星期六大范围停电，大约900万人受到影响。 "The U.S. stock…
今天我们要学的词是capacity。 Capacity, 容量。 "The stadium was near capacity for last night's season opener," 昨晚赛季首场比赛，几乎座无虚席。 "The campus housing has reached its…
今天我们要学的词是career path。 Career path, 职业生涯。求职顾问建议大家尝试不同种类的工作。 "Having a nonlinear career path can make you more interesting to potential employers," 有非直线职业生涯的人在雇人老板眼里更有吸引力。 "According…
今天我们要学的词是refinance。Finance, 意思是融资，加上前缀r-e, 变成refinance, 意思就是再融资，重新贷款。最近一段时间，房屋贷款利率跌至历史最低水平。投资顾问说: "Those who refinance will find more money in their pocket at the end of the month,"…
今天我们要学的词是hike。 Hike, 意思是猛增，大幅度提高。加州政府预算不足，导致加州州立大学学费猛增。 "The University of California system is looking at possible tuition hikes of up to 16% in the…
今天我们要学的词是alleviate。 Alleviate, 减轻，缓和。 "Central banks in Europe are trying to alleviate market pressures by acting collectively," 欧洲各国的中央银行试图通过合作，来减轻市场压力。 "The Organization of…
今天我们要学的词是initiative。 Initiative, 新方案，倡议。澳大利亚政府最近在护照的性别选择上，加上了一个indeterminate不确定。有关官员说， "This initiative is in line with the Australian Government's commitment to remove all gender discrimination," 这个新方案符合澳大利亚政府希望消除性别歧视的承诺。 美国前总统布什宣布了一项新方案。…
今天我们要学的词是be endowed with。 Be endowed with, 天赋。2011年环球小姐出炉，来自安哥拉的莱拉.洛佩兹勇夺桂冠。在回答问题时，她说， "She considers herself a woman endowed with inner beauty," 她认为自己天生拥有一种内在美。 "Africa is well…
今天我们要学的词是long-awaited。 Long-awaited, 意思是外界期待已久的。不久前， "President Obama laid out his long-awaited jobs plan for the US economy," 美国总统奥巴马公布了外界期待已久的增加就业的计划，以推动美国经济。 "Google introduced its long-awaited…
今天我们要学的词是plummet。 Plummet, 暴跌，直线下降。 "Apple’s share plummeted after Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of the company," 乔布斯辞去苹果电脑首席执行官一职后，苹果公司股价暴跌。 "President Obama’s approval ratings…