学个词 – 1749. finance
今天我们要学的词是 finance。Finance 做为动词，是出钱的意思。A new report says that publicly financed sports arenas don’t provide an economic benefits to communities. 一项最新报告说，公共投资兴建的体育场馆不会给社区带来经济效益。美国总统奥巴马提出新预算。The budget…
学个词 – 1748. prepaid
今天我们要学的词是 prepaid。Prepaid 预付的。Many states in the U.S. offer prepaid tuition plans for public universities. 美国很多州都提供预付公立大学学费的计划。Justin Bieber is launching a new…
学个词 – 1747. disability
今天我们要学的词是 disability。Disability 残障。有数字显示，The number of Americans on disability has skyrocketed in recent years. 美国享受残障补助的人近年来猛涨。There were more than 23 million people…
学个词 – 1746. minutes
今天我们要学的词是 minutes。Minutes 会议记录。The Federal Reserve accidentally released its minutes from a March meeting a day early. 美联储出现失误，提前一天公布了三月份的一次会议纪要。The minutes are generally…
学个词 – 1745. paycheck
今天我们要学的词是 paycheck。Paycheck 工资单。为了显示跟被迫停薪休假的联邦雇员同甘共苦，President Obama will give 5% of his paycheck back to the federal government. 美国总统奥巴马将拿出工资的5%来还给国库。在美国，一个典型中产阶级家庭把孩子养大到17岁，平均要花费23万5千美元。对于学龄孩子的家长来说，Costs from their children’s extracurricular…
学个词 – 1744. marked
今天我们要学的词是 marked。Marked 显著的。比如，a marked increase 显著增加。There has been a marked improvement in the quality of service at the restaurant after…
学个词 – 1743. ghost writer
今天我们要学的词是ghost writer。Ghost writer 代笔作者，捉刀人。Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is taking heat for hiring Marc Thiessen, who vocally supports “enhanced interrogation techniques”,…
学个词 – 1742. wholesale
今天我们要学的词是 wholesale。Wholesale 除了大家都知道的批发的意思，做为形容词，还有全盘的意思。美国新国防部长哈格尔说，It’s time for a wholesale reexamination of the main drivers of defense costs. 眼下该对国防开支的主要驱动因素重新进行全面考查了。最新研究显示，多吃纤维可以降低中风的可能。健康专家说，纤维主要来自全谷物食品和水果蔬菜。 Increasing your fiber intake…
学个词 – 1741. chain
今天我们要学的词是 chain。Chain 除了大家都知道的，有锁链的意思，还有连锁店的意思。The American drug store Walgreens became the first retail store chain to expand its services to include diagnosing…
学个词 – 1740. digital
今天我们要学的词是 digital。Digital 数字的，数码的。Digital camera 数码相机，digital music 数字音乐。Digital publishing has taken off in recent years. 近年来，电子出版业的发展突飞猛进。Google plans to manufacture its futuristic…
学个词 – 1739. little-known
今天我们要学的词是 little-known。Little-known 很少有人知道的。Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a little-known surveillance tool to get data on and track criminal…
学个词 – 1738. little-known
今天我们要学的词是 little-known。Little-known 很少有人知道的。Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a little-known surveillance tool to get data on and track criminal…
学个词 – 1737. spillover
今天我们要学的词是 spillover。Spillover 是外溢，波及的意思。不久前，A UN envoy warned that there is a “very real potential” for a spillover of violence from Syria…
学个词 – 1736. response
今天我们要学的词是 response。Response 是回应的意思。The local residents were very thankful for the firefighters’ quick response. 当地居民对消防人员的快速反应表示感谢。The Mayor hasn’t made any public response…
学个词 – 1735. placebo
今天我们要学的词是 placebo. Placebo 安慰剂。英国最近的一项研究发现，97% of British doctors have used a placebo treatment at least once in their career to assure…