今天我们要学的词是doable。 Doable, 可行的，可以做到的。 "It's a difficult task, but absolutely doable," 这项工作很不好做，但是绝对可以做得到。 "The management gave a green light to the proposal…
今天我们要学的词是trump。 Trump, 胜过。 "Florida Republican governor-elect Rick Scott said the nation's deficit trumped his own state's unemployment rate," 佛罗里达州新当选的共和党籍州长斯科特说，国家赤字比本州失业率更重要。美国运输安全管理局新实施的全身扫描和拍摸搜身的做法引起极大争议。 "It's…
今天我们要学的词是urgency。 Urgency, 紧迫。在比赛中场落后的情况下， "We felt a strong sense of urgency to play better offensively in the second half," 我们有一种强烈的紧迫感，下半场比赛一定要在进攻方面加把劲。联合国气候变化峰会在墨西哥召开。 "Government…
今天我们要学的词是extension。 Extension, 延长。 "The soccer player just signed a five-year contract extension," 这个足球运动员刚刚签了五年的延期合同。 "U. S. senators of both parties say…
今天我们要学的词是season。 Season, 大家都知道，season 是季节，春夏秋冬，但是season还可以用来指其他时间段， "The holiday season is finally upon us," 节假季节终于到了。 "Pennsylvania's deer-hunting season started on Monday," 宾夕法尼亚州的狩鹿季节星期一正式开始。 "College…
今天我们要学的词是brick-and-mortar。 Brick-and-mortar, 意思是实实在在存在的， "The community college operates both brick-and-mortar schools and online instruction programs," 这所社区大学既有自己的校园，又同时在网上提供教学课程。感恩节过后的黑色星期五和网络星期一是美国的购物热潮。"Whether you are shopping at brick-and-mortar…
今天我们要学的词是celebrity。 Celebrity, 名人。还记得参加美国达人并一举成名的歌手亚当.兰伯特吗？ "Adam Lambert was named the sexiest male celebrity of 2010," 亚当.兰伯特荣获了2010年最性感男星的称号。12月1号星期三是世界艾滋病日。 "Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys…
今天我们要学的词是endanger。 Endanger, 意思是带来威胁。维基揭密公布了大批美国机密外交电文。 "The White House condemned the release and said the disclosures might endanger U.S. informants abroad," 白宫对维基揭密公布机密外交电文提出谴责，说这样做会威胁到美国在国外的消息来源的安全。 "The…
今天我们要学的词是boiling point。 Boiling point, 沸点，引伸为爆发的那一瞬间。 "The battle between the two teams reached its boiling point yesterday as five players were…
今天我们要学的词是play out。 To play out, 可以指事态的进一步发展。 "Much of the scandal is yet to play out," 这场丑闻才刚刚开始，好戏还在后面呢。 "I cannot wait to…