今天我们要学的词是royal。 Royal, 皇家的。英国威廉王子和凯特.米德尔顿星期五大婚。 "An estimated 600,000 tourists are expected in London this week because of the royal wedding," 这场皇家婚礼本周预计会吸引60万游客到伦敦来。英国最新民调显示， "Many…
今天我们要学的词是staggering。 Staggering, 惊人的。苹果公司的iPad 2供不应求。苹果公司首席财务官说， "The company is facing staggering demand from consumers for its iPad2 and is heavily backlogged," 消费者对苹果公司iPad2有巨大的需求，苹果公司积压了很多订单。…
今天我们要学的词是underground。 Underground, 地下。为防止辐射物质通过土壤和地下水系统的扩散， "The Japanese government is considering building an underground barrier near the Fukushima nuclear power plant," 日本政府正在考虑在福田核电站周边修建地下拦水墙。在阿富汗的坎大哈市， "Taliban…
今天我们要学的词是clear。 Clear, 做为动词，有批准许可的意思。 "After sitting out for three weeks because of a sprained ankle, the football player was cleared to…
今天我们要学的词是discount。 Discount, 做名词用，有折价的意思。 "I bought the dress at a 50% discount," 我这条裙子是五折买的。 "We made room reservations at a five-star hotel…
今天我们要学的词是step up. To step up, 是加强的意思。 "Our team stepped up our defense in the second half and won the game,"…
今天我们要学的词是on the job。 On the job, 意思是上班的时候。 "The new mayor hit the ground running his first day on the job,"…
今天我们要学的词是reveal。 Reveal, 有公布和透露的意思。 "Newly released WikiLeaks cables reveal that the U.S. has been giving money to Syria's opposition for several…
今天我们要学的词是hard-hit。 Hard-hit, 指受到严重打击或是伤害的。美国中西部和南部地区周末发生强烈风暴，造成四十多人丧生。 "The recovery efforts for the hard-hit areas will be a daunting task," 重灾区的重建工作将十分艰巨。 "American consumers are hard-hit…
今天我们要学的词是 genetic, genetic is spelled g-e-n-e-t-i-c; genetic. Genetic 基因的。最新研究发现，人体对咖啡因的需要跟基因有关。The researchers compared the genetic makeup and caffeine consumption habits of more…