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今天我们要学的词是designated driver。 Designated driver, 指定司机。在美国，一群朋友出去派对，往往会指定其中一个人为designated driver此人不能喝酒，保证玩完了以后开车送大家回家，可谓牺牲我一个，幸福一帮人。 “John offered to be the designated driver for the New Year Eve party,” 约翰主动提出愿意当除夕夜派对的指定司机。…
今天我们要学的词是tumble。 Tumble, 做为动词，有大幅下降的意思。美国电器店百思买11月结束的财政季度销售表现低迷。 “Best Buy stocks tumbled 14% on the newly released data,” 新公布的数字使百思买的股价大幅跌落14%。今年圣诞节周末电影票房表现不佳。 “Total Christmas weekend grosses tumbled 45%…
今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 “The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan,” 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 “The source declined to be…
今天我们要学的词是wreak havoc。 Wreak, 动词，在这里是造成的意思，havoc, 指混乱破坏，连在一起，to wreak havoc, 意思是造成严重破坏。美国东岸很多地区周末遭遇暴风雪天气。 “The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers and forced some of the…
今天我们要学的词是afloat。 Afloat, 有在经济上得以维系的意思。 “He has been out of work for two years and was only able to keep afloat with…
今天我们要学的词是white Christmas。 White Christmas, 白色圣诞节，指圣诞节前夜或是当天正赶上下雪，世界一片雪白。气象预报显示， “The Rockies are guaranteed to have a white Christmas,” 落基山脉地区一定会有一个白色圣诞节。 “For New Yorkers wishing for…
今天我们要学的词是in droves。 In droves, 意思是大批的，成群结队的。上周末是圣诞节到来前的最后一个周末。 “Holiday shoppers were out in droves,” 节日购物的人群熙熙攘攘。大雪过后， “Icy road conditions sent patients to the emergency…
今天我们要学的词是strategic。 Strategic, 战略性的。 “Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed to boost strategic cooperation with Pakistan,” 中国国务院总理温家宝保证要加强跟巴基斯坦的战略合作。 “Boeing and Fujitsu established a…
今天我们要学的词是defuse。 Defuse, 有缓和，平息的意思。 “The training will give the police necessary tools to defuse hostage situations that could possibly become deadly,”…
今天我们要学的词是nutrition。 Nutrition, 营养。 “The company was accused of misstating nutrition facts on the label,” 这家公司被指控在标签上标注错误的营养成分。世界粮食计划署说， “Food and good nutrition helps…
今天我们要学的词是entry。 Entry, 有进入的意思。 “He found an entry-level job immediately after graduating from college,” 他大学一毕业马上就找到了一个初级的职务。 “The college quarterback’s entry into NFL…
今天我们要学的词是collapse。 Collapse, 坍塌。 “The main building of the factory collapsed because of the fire,” 大火造成工厂主楼的坍塌。 “Nearly a foot and a…
今天我们要学的词是responsible。 Responsible, 有事发原因的意思。 “Firefighters believe that vagrants were responsible for the downtown fire,” 消防队员认为，市中心大火的肇事者是居无定所的游民。 最新研究发现， “The bacteria responsible for the…
今天我们要学的词是hurdle。 Hurdle, 障碍，难关。 “The economy is improving, but there are still many hurdles to overcome,” 经济正在好转，但还是有很多障碍需要克服。 “With yesterday’s win, the…
今天我们要学的词是subscriber。 Subscriber, 订阅用户。 “The magazine has reached the one million subscriber mark,” 这份杂志的订户人数达到了一百万。 “Groupon, which has at least 20 million…