今天我们要学的词是savvy。Savvy, 机智的，聪明的。 "Savvy job hunters use the social networking site LinkedIn to gain all kinds of information," 经验丰富的求职者通过职业社交网站Linkedin获取各种信息。 我们可以在savvy前面加上一个特定范围，形容一个人在某一方面很在行。比如： "My…
今天我们要学的词是consecutive。Consecutive, 连续的，连贯的。最近美国大陆持续酷暑天气。 "The state of Texas has been experiencing consecutive days of over 100-degree heat," 德克萨斯州正在持续经历100度以上的酷暑天气。 "BMW has outsold all…
今天我们要学的词是affluent。Affluent, 富裕的。 "A new WHO study suggests that affluent countries tend to have higher rates of depression than lower-income nations,"…
今天我们要学的词是urge。Urge, 敦促。 "U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russia to negotiate with members of the World Trade Organization to resolve…
今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 "Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program," 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进行大幅改革。…
今天我们要学的词是spur。 Spur, 作为动词，意思是加速，刺激。最近美国就税收改革的议题仍在继续辩论。 "Most conservative members of Congress agree that lowering tax rates could potentially spur economic growth," 国会大多数保守派议员都认为，降低税率可能可以刺激经济增长。 "HP…
今天我们要学的词是energetic。Energetic, 精力充沛的，有活力的。医生常说，睡眠对人体很重要。"People who sleep well feel more energetic during the day and are more productive at work," 睡眠质量越好，白天精力越充沛，工作效率也越高。有研究显示， "People who…
今天我们要学的词是efficient。 Efficient, 效率高的。最近研究发现， "Efficient people don't strive to get everything done perfectly; they only focus on the most important projects,"…
今天我们要学的词是due to。 Due to, 作为一个词组，意思是由于，因为。最近有研究显示，美国穆斯林乐观情绪上升，研究作者说， "The change in outlook may be due to improved economic conditions in the Muslim community,"…
今天我们要学的词是cope with。 To cope with,处理，对付。挪威7月22日发生致命袭击事件后， "The country is struggling to cope with the tragedy," 整个国家努力应对这场悲剧。金融危机期间， "A lot of companies are…