今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词，有上涨，前进的意思。 "Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals," 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 "U.S. stocks advanced after Federal Reserve…
今天我们要学的词是bolster。 Bolster, 是加强，支持的意思。 "The UN Security Council is sending a new peacekeeping force in order to bolster South Sudan, which…
今天我们要学的词是drought。 Drought, 干旱。7月来，美国各地遭受热浪袭击。 "Experts say the heat wave over America can potentially cause a drought scenario," 专家认为，席卷美国的热浪可能会导致干旱。 "A food crisis…
今天我们要学的词是mingle with。 Mingle, 本身是混合的意思， mingle with作为词组，意思是与某人接触，交往。英国新婚的威廉王子夫妇不久前来到美国洛杉矶。 "The royal couple mingled with children at an arts education center in an impoverished…
今天我们要学的词是interfaith。 Interfaith, 跨宗教的。美国社会跨宗教婚姻日益普遍。 "Some interfaith couples are creating their own wedding ceremonies to embrace traditions from both sides," 很多来自不同宗教的伴侣都开始自己设计结婚仪式，以求涵盖双方的宗教文化传统。 "Interfaith…
今天我们要学的词是knock out。 Knock out, 有毁坏的意思。 "The Japanese government is conducting stress tests on all its nuclear plants following the March…
今天我们要学的词是spark。 Spark, 作为动词，意思是导致，引起。纽约市和罗德岛最近先后通过了允许同性恋结婚的法律。 "The trend of legalizing gay marriage sparked an intensive debate over the meaning of marriage," 这股同性婚姻合法化的热潮引发了人们对婚姻意义的激烈争论。 最近发生了一系列针对互联网的攻击。…
今天我们要学的词是disgusting。 Disgusting, 令人作呕的, 令人厌恶的。 "China’s largest egg processing company is demanding an apology from CNN for describing the Chinese Pi…
今天我们要学的词是passionate。 Passionate, 意思是热切的，强烈的。 "Thousands of South Koreans gathered in a passionate display of excitement after learning the city of Pyeongchang…
今天我们要学的词是uphold。 Uphold, 支持，支撑。 "President Obama said the U.S. needs an immigration reform that upholds the nation's tradition as a land…