今天我们要学的词是confront。Confront, 对峙。 "Both candidates are well qualified. We're confronted with a difficult choice," 两位候选人都很合格，我们很难做选择。 "Jackie spread rumors behind my back.…
今天我们要学的词是meltdown。Meltdown, 彻底垮掉，崩溃。 "The movie star suffered an emotional meltdown after the divorce," 这个电影明星离婚后感情上彻底崩溃。 "A new study finds that Hispanics suffered…
今天我们要学的词是retrace。 Retrace, 有回顾，追溯的意思。有导演决定将去年33名智利矿工被困69天的故事搬上银幕。 "The movie will retrace how the workers got trapped underground and the amazing rescue efforts that saved…
今天我们要学的词是blueprint。 Blueprint, 蓝图。美国政府迫切需要削减开支。 "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid outlined a blueprint to cut spending," 参议院多数党领袖里德提出一份削减开支的蓝图。 "Classified blueprints of German's new…
今天我们要学的词是severe。 Severe, 严重的，严峻的。最近美国大部分地区陷入酷暑之中。 "The elderly and the young are the most vulnerable to severe heat and humidity," 老年人和小孩子是最难以承受高温和湿热天气的人群。 "It's estimated…
今天我们要学的词是swear in。 Swear in, 意思是宣誓就职。 "A new Egyptian cabinet was sworn in last week," 埃及新内阁上星期宣誓就职。 "The U.S. House of Representatives…
今天我们要学的词是reality TV show。 Reality TV show, 真人秀节目。美国第一夫人将参加电视真人秀的节目录制。 "First lady Michelle Obama will appear as a guest star on an ABC…
今天我们要学的词是famine。 Famine, 饥荒。 "The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia and called for an immediate international…
今天我们要学的词是default。 Default, 意思是违约，特别指拖欠债务。美国政府和国会参众两院目前正在紧张讨论提高国债上限的问题。 "If Congress does not approve an increase in the debt ceiling within a week, the United States…
今天我们要学的词是subscriber。 Subscriber, 订户。美国很多人都是影视租赁公司Netflix 的会员。 "Netflix is in danger of losing a large number of its subscribers with its 60% price…