学个词 – 1599. donor
今天我们要学的词是 donor. Donor 是捐赠者的意思。Mitt Romney’s campaign offered some supporters the opportunity to fly with the candidate on his charter plane…
学个词 – 1598. ranking
今天我们要学的词是 ranking. Ranking 是排名的意思。Harvard and Princeton remain tied for No.1 on the U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges Ranking”.…
学个词 – 1597. storm
今天我们要学的词是 storm. 大家都知道，storm作为名词是风暴的意思。而作为动词，是冲击。Sudanese demonstrators angry over a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad stormed the Germany embassy in Khartoum. 愤怒的苏丹抗议者冲击了驻喀土穆的德国使馆，起因是一部他们认为侮辱了先知穆罕默德的影片。在此之前，Hundreds…
学个词 – 1596. pre-order
今天我们要学的词是 pre-order. Pre-order 预购。iPhone5问世了。The iPhone5 went on pre-order just after midnight Pacific time last Friday. iPhone5 于美国西部时间上星期五凌晨12点一过开始预售。Roughly one hour after…
学个词 – 1595. star power
今天我们要学的词是 star power. Star power 指名人的影响力。Former President Bill Clinton brought star power to the democratic convention. 美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上充分施展了名人魅力。中国是世界上最大的象牙消费市场，退役篮球明星姚明八月份前往肯尼亚拍摄反对非法狩猎的纪录片。 Yao Ming is…
学个词 – 1594. squander
今天我们要学的词是 squander. Squander 是白白浪费的意思。Our local high school basketball team squandered its early lead in a loss to our arch-rival. 我们本地高中篮球队没有把握好领先局面，最后反而输给了老对手。This…
学个词 – 1593. household
今天我们要学的词是 household. Household 是家庭，一家一户的意思。American gymnast Gaby Douglas made a household name out of herself with her gold medal win at…
学个词 – 1592. spell out
今天我们要学的词是 spell out. To spell out 意思是具体说明。In his acceptance speech, President Obama spelled out his goals for a second term.…
学个词 – 1591. electrify
今天我们要学的词是 electrify. Electrify 动词，是让别人觉得兴奋，振奋的意思。美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上发表讲话。The former President electrified the Democratic Convention with a passionate speech. 前总统克林顿在民主党大会上激情讲话，振奋了整个会场。Jamaican runner Usain Bolt electrified the…
学个词 – 1590. stressful
今天我们要学的词是stressful. Stressful 意思是压力很大的。Starting a new job can be exciting and stressful at the same time. 开始一份新工作可能既令人兴奋，又让人倍感压力。有调查显示，Law enforcement agents, taxi drivers…
学个词 – 1589. unthinkable
今天我们要学的词是unthinkable. Unthinkable 意思是无法想象的。U.S. companies are preparing for the once-unthinkable, that Greece might leave the eurozone. 美国公司为希腊可能离开欧元做准备，这本来是无法想象的事情。美式足球NFL的很多后卫球队一贯以大块头著称。然而如今，体重对身体的压力让很多球员难以承受。Many super-sized NFL players are…
学个词 – 1588. top-tier
今天我们要学的词是top-tier. Top-tier 意思是一流的。The University of Iowa’s football team is looking to return to the top-tier teams in the Big 10…
学个词 – 1587. eject
今天我们要学的词是 eject. Eject 是赶走, 逐出的意思。At the GOP convention last week, two people were ejected for throwing peanuts at a black…
学个词 – 1586. infringe
今天我们要学的词是infringe. Infringe 是侵权的意思。A Japanese court ruled that Samsung’s synchronizing technology that allows media players to share data with personal computers…
学个词 – 1585. disgruntled
今天我们要学的词是disgruntled. Disgruntled 是“不满意的，不高兴的”。A disgruntledformer employee opened fire near New York’s Empire State Building, leaving two dead and nine injured. 一名心怀不满的下岗职员在纽约帝国大厦附近开枪，导致两人死亡，九人受伤。The…