今天我们要学的词是halfway。 Halfway, 一半的地方。 "The project has reached its halfway point," 这个项目已经做到了一半。 "The show is halfway through," 演出已经进行了一半。 "We are more…
今天我们要学的词是straw poll。 Straw poll, 是指决定民意或参选人实力的非正式投票。美国保守派政治行动大会上周末在华盛顿举行。 "Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the Presidential straw poll for the second time in a…
今天我们要学的词是suspend。 Suspend, 暂停。 "Three high school students were suspended for gang-related activities," 三名高中学生因为参加帮派活动被学校暂停学籍。 "Egypt's military dissolved the country's parliament and…
今天我们要学的词是fiscal。Fiscal, 财政方面的。 "President Obama released the fiscal year 2012 budget on Monday," 美国总统奥巴马星期一公布了2012财政年度的预算。 "The current fiscal year 2011 ends on…
今天我们要学的词是trademark。 Trademark, 商标。据中国媒体报道， "China registered 4.6 million trademarks by the end of 2010," 中国截止到2010年年底，总计注册了460万个商标。 "Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah…
今天我们要学的词是trim。 Trim, 动词，有削减的意思。 "The local school district plans to trim $2 million from its annual budget," 当地校区计划将年度预算削减两百万美元。监狱开销给美国各州带来沉重的财政压力。 "To cut prison…
今天我们要学的词是acquisition。 Acquisition, 收购。美国互联网公司美国在线出价3.15亿美元，收购时政资讯网站赫芬顿邮报。 "This acquisition will help AOL gain a strong foothold in the online media world," 这起收购案有助于美国在线加强自身在网上媒体世界中的地位。 "It will…
今天我们要学的词是injury。 Injury, 伤病。 "He sustained a foot injury during the first quarter of the game," 他比赛第一节脚就受了伤。 "He is out for…
今天我们要学的词是opposition。Opposition, 有反对派的意思。 "Egypt's Vice President met with opposition groups for the first time on Sunday and offered sweeping concessions," 埃及副总统星期天首次与反对派团体会面，表示愿意做出一系列重大让步。同时，…
今天我们要学的词是dietary。 Dietary, 跟饮食有关的。 "The U.S. Federal government released new dietary guidelines on Monday," 美国联邦政府星期一公布了最新饮食指南。 "The dietary recommendations call for cutbacks…