学个词 – 2109. domestic violence
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.…
学个词 – 2108. permanent
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…
学个词 – 2107. insurance
今天我们要学的词是 insurance. Insurance 保险。美国旧金山湾区发生六级地震后，是否购买地震保险再次成为热门话题。统计数字显示，In California, only about 10 percent of homeowners have earthquake insurance. 在加州，只有大约10%的房主购买了地震保险。保费太高是很多加州居民不愿购买地震保险的一个主要原因。The average annual cost of buying…
学个词 – 2106. cleanup
今天我们要学的词是 cleanup. Cleanup 名词，意思是清理。The cleanup continues after the earthquake struck near the city of Napa, California. 美国加利福尼亚州纳帕城附近地区发生地震后，清理工作目前还在继续。Although the cleanup will…
学个词 – 2105. hate crime
今天我们要学的词是 hate crime. Hate crime 仇恨犯罪。华盛顿特区警方公布的年度报告显示，Race-based hate crimes spiked by nearly 40 percent in 2013. 2013年基于种族原因的仇恨犯罪比2012年激增了近40%。Of the 18 race-based hate…
学个词 – 2104. underway
今天我们要学的词是 underway. Underway 是形容词，意思是正在进行之中。A major clean-up is underway after the massive storm flooded part of the city. 大雨使得城市部分地区被淹，大规模清理工作目前正在进行之中。An international manhunt…
学个词 – 2103. grand jury
今天我们要学的词是 grand jury. Grand jury 大陪审团。Prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury last Wednesday in the police shooting of…
学个词 – 2102. authentic
今天我们要学的词是 authentic. Authentic 真实的。美国记者弗利遇害的视频出现后，U.S. intelligence analysts confirmed that the video showing his beheading was authentic. 美国情报部门分析人员证实，他被斩首的视频是真实的。最近一项研究显示，Being authentic is very important…
学个词 – 2101. unidentified
今天我们要学的词是 unidentified. Unidentified 未经确认的，身份不明的。不久前，Social media was abuzz with pictures of an unidentified object lighting up Houston’s sky. 休斯顿夜空出现不明物体，照片在社交媒体上传得沸沸扬扬。An unidentified patient…
学个词 – 2100. indoor
今天我们要学的词是 indoor. Indoor 做为形容词，意思是室内的。Hersheypark will open a unique indoor roller coaster next Spring. 美国的好时公园定于明年春天推出一个新的别具一格的室内翻滚过山车。China’s first indoor professional football league will…
学个词 – 2099. startup
今天我们要学的词是 startup. Startup 名词，指的是新创业的公司。最近的一份研究发现，Startups in America are on the decline in every state, metropolitan area, and industry. 新创业公司的比例在美国每个州，每个大都市和每个行业都呈下滑趋势。From 1978 to…
学个词 – 2098. committed
今天我们要学的词是 committed. Committed 做为形容词，意思是坚定不移的。President Obama said the United States is committed to working on containing the Ebola outbreak in West…
学个词 – 2097. promise
今天我们要学的词是 promise. Promise 做为名词，是希望和前途的意思。The newly recruited quarterback showed a lot of promise during training camp. 新招进来的四分位球员在赛前训练营里参加训练时，看起来很有潜力，前途无量。一项最新研究显示，Injecting a common bacteria species…
学个词 – 2096. disagreement
今天我们要学的词是 disagreement. Disagreement 是分歧的意思。Texas Governor Rick Perry has a disagreement with the Obama Administration over using unmanned aircraft along the…
学个词 – 2095. relocate
今天我们要学的词是 relocate. Relocate 动词，是迁移，搬家的意思。The Obama administration is exploring ways to prevent U.S. businesses from relocating abroad to save money on…