今天我们要学的词是volatile。 Volatile, 不稳定的，动荡的。 "Wall Street ended a volatile week of trading," 华尔街股票交易结束了动荡的一周。 "With Europe's debt crisis and America's debt rating…
今天我们要学的词是outlook。 Outlook, 展望，前景。 "The Federal Reserve downgraded its outlook for the American economy and signaled it would hold interest rates…
今天我们要学的词是tie the knot。 Tie the knot, 结婚。 "A small number of college students choose to tie the knot before they…
今天我们要学的词是accelerate。 Accelerate, 加速，加快。 "The World Food Program says it is accelerating aid deliveries to the Horn of Africa," 世界粮食计划署表示，将加快向非洲之角运送援助物资。欧洲央行行长特里谢呼吁欧元区加速改革。 "Trichet…
今天我们要学的词是compulsion。 Compulsion, 可以用来指自身难以控制的冲动。最近一项研究发现，智能手机用户查看手机频率高达平均每天34次。 "Experts say the 'checking habit' has almost become a compulsion," 专家说，这种频繁查手机的习惯已经几乎变成了一种控制不住的行为。 "Scottish researchers linked western compulsion to…
今天我们要学的词是undergo。 Undergo, 是动词， 有经历、承受的意思。委内瑞拉总统查韦斯在古巴接受手术，治疗癌症。 "Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba to treat cancer," 很多阿拉伯国家目前都在经历一个政治变革的时期。 "Many Arab countries are…
今天我们要学的词是overdue。 Overdue, 过期的，延误的。 "The book is two weeks overdue," 这本书已经过期两周了。 "Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner, to Japan's All…
今天我们要学的词是spook。 Spook, 惊吓。 "Stocks took a nose dive as fears about the global economy spooked investors," 全球经济低迷使投资者惧怕市场前景，造成股票市场暴跌。 "Retail sales fell…
今天我们要学的词是appoint。 Appoint, 作为动词，是任命的意思。 "Turkey appointed its new military chiefs," 土耳其政府任命了新的军事领导人。 "EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton appointed three new directors…
今天我们要学的词是fast-paced。 Fast-paced, 快节奏的。 旧金山有家小店，专门将邮件转为手写的书信寄给收信者。店主说： "We move in such a fast-paced world that, sometimes, that world can feel kind of cold…