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今天我们要学的词是friendly. Friendly is spelled f-r-i-e-n-d-l-y, friendly. 大家都知道，friendly 是友好的意思，如果把 friendly 加在另外一个名词后面，意思就是对某人，对某事有利的。比如，eco-friendly 有利环保的，user-friendly 方便用户使用的，business-friendly 便于企业发展的；再比如，This is my favorite restaurant. It’s very family-friendly.…
今天我们要学的词是update. Update is spelled u-p-d-a-t-e, update. Update 做名词的时候，意思是最新消息，最新情况。生产黑莓手机的公司RIM由于经营不利，开始裁员，但是具体人数不明。RIM said it would offer an update when it reports quarterly financial results…
今天我们要学的词是revamp. Revamp is spelled r-e-v-a-m-p, revamp. Revamp的意思是“改进，翻新”。Samsung Electronics’ new chief executive called for a software revamp to maintain the company’s…
今天我们要学的词是deadlock. Deadlock is spelled d-e-a-d-l-o-c-k, deadlock. Deadlock的意思是“僵局，停顿”。Iran and six other world powers blamed each other for the deadlock at talks…
今天我们要学的词是defer. Defer is spelled d-e-f-e-r, defer. Defer 意思是“推迟”。有调查发现，Many baby boomers are deferring retirement because of poor personal finances and heavy…
今天我们要学的词是teeter. Teeter is spelled t-e-e-t-e-r, teeter. Teeter 的意思是“摇摇欲坠，摇摆不定”。 尽管欧盟决定出资救市，Spain’s banking system is still teetering on the edge of disaster. 西班牙银行系统还是徘徊在灾难的边缘。Japanese…
今天我们要学的词是accelerate. Accelerate is spelled a-c-c-e-l-e-r-a-t-e, accelerate. Accelerate意思是“加速”。The Obama administration announced a new initiative to accelerate broadband networks. 奥巴马政府推出新项目给宽带网提速。统计显示，美国人的医疗支出这两年增幅不大，不过，如果全民医保计划得以在2014年实施，The growth in…
今天我们要学的词是assuage. Assuage is spelled a-s-s-u-a-g-e, assuage. Assuage指“缓和”“减轻痛苦”。Malaysia’s government has imposed new conditions on a rare earth refinery set up by…
今天我们要学的词是lucrative. Lucrative is spelled l-u-c-r-a-t-i-v-e, lucrative. Lucrative指“赚钱的”“合算的”。一些经济学家发现，在美国抢银行的劫匪平均每次可以赚到4000美元，四次左右大概就会落网，因此 Bank robbery is not a lucrative profession. 抢银行并不是个赚钱的行当。The earthquake that struck northern Italy…
今天我们要学的词是glut. Glut is spelled g-l-u-t, glut. Glut 是充斥，过量的意思。中国汽车流通协会打算建议汽车生产商们减少产量，因为The worsening glut of vehicles across the nation’s car dealerships is unsustainable. 中国各地汽车经销商面临的库存过剩问题正在恶化，这样发展下去难以维系。The…
今天我们要学的词是mimic. Mimic is spelled m-i-m-i-c, mimic. Mimic是模仿的意思。最近，美国和意大利的科学家造了一条外形类似斑马鱼的机器鱼，The robotic fish mimics the tail movements of real Zebrafish and attracted live fish…
今天我们要学的词是rift. Rift is spelled r-i-f-t; rift. Rift 的意思是缝隙，人际关系上的矛盾。The manager tried to heal the rift with the board. 经理试图缓和同董事会的矛盾。缅甸官员表示，Myanmar President Thein…
今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降，下沉。比如，The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计，In the U.S., interest rates…
今天我们要学的短语是lock horns. Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是锁上， horn是动物头上的角，lock horns原指动物用角互顶打架，引伸为“激烈争论”，杠上了。India and the European Union…
今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指“强制性的，必须的”。比如，mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development is calling for the introduction of…