学个词 – 2319. make the cut
今天我们要学的词是 make the cut. To make the cut 有晋级，过关的意思。MIT Technology Review published the 50 Smartest Companies list for 2014, and…
学个词 – 2318. supremacist
今天我们要学的词是 supremacist. Supremacist 至上主义者。一名白人男子在美国南卡罗来纳州黑人教堂打死九人后，White supremacists quickly distanced themselves from the suspect. 白人至上主义者迅速跟枪击案嫌疑人划清界限。与此同时，Records show the leader of a white supremacist group…
学个词 – 2317. sighting
今天我们要学的词是 sighting. Sighting 做为名词，有目击的意思。There have been more than 90,000 reported UFO sightings since 1905 in America. 1905年以来，美国有人自称目击不明飞行物的情况共有九万多例。美国纽约州两名逃犯的追捕行动还在继续。The search for two…
学个词 – 2316. racism
今天我们要学的词是 racism. Racism 种族歧视。President Barack Obama said in a recent interview that the United States has not overcome its history…
学个词 – 2315. creditor
今天我们要学的词是 creditor. Creditor 债权人。Greece and its creditors hardened their stances after the collapse of talks aimed at preventing a default.…
学个词 – 2314. normality
今天我们要学的词是 normality. Normality 名词，意思是常态。Thousands of South Korean schools reopened as the country sought normality amid the MERS outbreak. 南韩的中东呼吸综合症疫情还在继续，数千所小学复课，努力回归常态。As Iraq…
学个词 – 2313. matchmaking
今天我们要学的词是 matchmaking. Matchmaking 做媒，牵线搭桥。Iran launched its first matchmaking web site to encourage millions of singles to get married. 为鼓励数百万单身的人组建家庭，伊朗推出第一个官方婚介网站。A Chicago-based…
学个词 – 2312. pharmacy
今天我们要学的词是 pharmacy. Pharmacy 名词，是药店，药房的意思。CVS Health Corp. has agreed to buy Target Corp.’s pharmacies and clinics for $1.9 billion. CVS 保健公司同意出价19亿美元，收购塔吉特公司的药房和诊所业务。The…
学个词 – 2311. tout
今天我们要学的词是 tout. Tout 动词，有过份夸奖，兜售的意思。Florida Governor Rick Scott went to Paris for the International Air Show to tout his state and…
学个词 – 2310. under performing
今天我们要学的词是 under-performing. Under-performing 形容词，表现不佳的。HSBC plans to cut about 50,000 jobs globally as it sells several under-performing businesses. 汇丰银行准备出售一些业绩不佳的部门，全球裁员约五万人。The State of…
学个词 – 2309. birthplace
今天我们要学的词是 birthplace. Birthplace 出生地。The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law that would have allowed American citizens born in Jerusalem…
学个词 – 2308. manhunt
今天我们要学的词是 manhunt. Manhunt 名词，意思是搜捕。A massive manhunt is underway after two convicted killers fled a maximum security prison in New York…
学个词 – 2307. keynote speech
今天我们要学的词是 keynote speech. Keynote speech 主题演讲。Apple’s CEO Tim Cook delivered the keynote speech at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. 苹果公司首席执行官库克在苹果公司全球开发者大会上发表主题演讲。Cisco’s outgoing…
学个词 – 2306. parole
今天我们要学的词是 parole. Parole 做为名词，有假释的意思。Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole after serving 10 months of…
学个词 – 2305. official
今天我们要学的词是 official. Official, 大家都知道，official 做为名词，是官员的意思，做为形容词，则有正式的意思。It’s official: Windows 10 will be released on July 29th. 正式消息称，视窗十7月29日发行。It’s official: former Maryland Governor Martin…