今天我们要学的词是advantage。 Advantage, 优势。最近有研究发现， "The regular use of two languages has the advantage of delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease symptoms,"…
今天我们要学的词是befriend。 Befriend, 是如今社交网络用语，意思是“加为好友”。 "Former Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned after he was caught sending lewd photos of himself to women he…
今天我们要学的词是disgraced。 Disgraced, 丢脸的。 "Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former Congressman, checked himself into a rehab," 丢尽颜面的前联邦众议员安东尼.维纳住进了治疗中心。美国西维吉尼亚大学美式足球校队主教练丑闻缠身。 "The disgraced head coach has…
今天我们要学的词是leadership。 Leadership, 领导层。 "The general leadership of Al Qaeda named al-Zawahri as the new leader of the group," 基地组织领导层任命扎瓦希里出任新领导人。电脑公司IBM 6月16日百年诞辰。…
今天我们要学的词是drastic。 Drastic, 大幅度的，剧烈的。 "The school district is considering drastic steps to improve student achievement," 这个校区正在考虑采取重大步骤，设法提高学生成绩。 "Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke…
今天我们要学的词是shortsighted。 Shortsighted, 本义是近视，引伸为目光短浅。最近中东局势混乱，前白宫官员弗兰克.席鲁夫表示： "We would be shortsighted to think this doesn't pose short-term national security concerns," 如果我们认为这种情况不会引起近期内的美国国土安全隐患的话，那就是目光短浅的。 "Some democrats criticize…
今天我们要学的词是flux。 Flux, 是动荡的，不断变化的。 "The leadership of Yemen is in flux after former president Saleh was forced to step down," 也门前总统萨利赫被迫下台后，国家领导层处于动荡之中。…
今天我们要学的词是malicious。 Malicious, 恶意的。"The International Monetary Fund became the latest victim to a malicious hackers' attack," 国际货币基金组织成为恶意骇客攻击的最新受害者。 就在不久前， "Malicious hackers were…
今天我们要学的词是on the fence。 On the fence, 犹豫不决的。 "Many potential home buyers are still on the fence, waiting for the housing…
今天我们要学的词是taxpayer。 Taxpayer, 纳税人。最新统计数字显示，美国2010年身份被盗用的纳税人人数是2008年人数的将近五倍。 "The number of taxpayers who became victims of identity theft in 2010 was almost five times the…