学个词 – 1929. pointed
今天我们要学的词是 pointed. Pointed 是形容词,意思是尖锐的。The couple exchanged some pointed remarks at the dinner party. 这对夫妇在晚宴上言辞针锋相对,互不相让。白宫宣布,美国总统奥巴马和夫人,以及副总统拜登都不准备出席这次在俄罗斯举行的冬季奥运会。It was a pointed snub by the…
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今天我们要学的词是 pointed. Pointed 是形容词,意思是尖锐的。The couple exchanged some pointed remarks at the dinner party. 这对夫妇在晚宴上言辞针锋相对,互不相让。白宫宣布,美国总统奥巴马和夫人,以及副总统拜登都不准备出席这次在俄罗斯举行的冬季奥运会。It was a pointed snub by the…
今天我们要学的词是 mayhem. Mayhem 是名词,意思是极度混乱。感恩节过后的黑色星期五向来都是抢购打折商品的高峰。Mayhem erupted as shoppers used fists and knives to fight over the heavily-discounted electronics. 为了争夺大减价的电器,购物者拳脚相加,甚至动刀子,出现混乱状态。十二月中旬耶路撒冷下大雪。The storm overwhelmed…
今天我们要学的词是 dodge. Dodge 是动词,意思是躲避。A Harvard student was charged for making a hoax bomb threat to dodge a final exam. 哈佛大学的一名学生为了躲避期末考试,谎称教学大楼里有炸弹威胁,因此受到指控。Lance…
今天我们要学的词是 unauthorized. Unauthorized 形容词,意思是未经授权的。美国大型连锁店塔吉特公司多达4000万顾客的信用卡和借记卡信息可能失窃。Target is asking customers to check their credit card statements for unauthorized activities. 塔吉特要求顾客检查自己的信用卡账单,看看上面是否有未经授权的消费行为。New Eastern Michigan University…
今天我们要学的词是 millennials. Millennials 一般指的是上个世纪八九十年代出生的人。A Pew Research Center survey found that 40% of millennials considered job security extremely important. 皮尤研究中心一项调查发现,上世纪八九十年代出生的人里,40%认为工作稳定性非常重要。奥巴马医改希望能吸引更多的年轻人参保,然而,最近一项民调发现,Of the…
今天我们要学的词是 slide. Slide 做为名词,是下滑的意思。美国政府公布的数据显示,The pregnancy rate among U.S. women fell to its lowest point in 12 years in 2009, continuing…
今天我们要学的词是 status. Status 做为名词,有状态的意思。Federal and state wildlife agencies recommended removing the protected status of Yellowstone National Park grizzly bears. 联邦和州野生动物保护机构建议,取消黄石国家公园地区大灰熊的禁猎保护状态。宾夕法尼亚大学学者对脸书更新和用户个性之间的关系进行研究。The…
今天我们要学的词是 advisory. Advisory 做为名词,有公告的意思。The National Weather Service issued an ice and winter storm advisory for more than a dozen states.…
今天我们要学的词是 fast food. Fast food 快餐。Thousands of workers walked off fast food and retail jobs in more than 100 cities…
今天我们要学的词是 renewable. Renewable 形容词,意思是可再生的,可更新的。President Obama is ordering federal agencies to get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by…
今天我们要学的词是 Bitcoin. Bitcoin 比特币。China says the nation’s banks are not allowed to trade in Bitcoin. 中国政府说,不允许中国各大银行参与比特币的交易。China’s Central Bank said Bitcoins…
今天我们要学的词是 mushroom. Mushroom 做为动词,意思是迅速增长。过去三十年间,越来越多的研究认为,体罚会对学生造成身体和心理上的伤害。During the same time period, the number of civil lawsuits against schools mushroomed. 同一时期内,家长对学校提起的民事诉讼案件数量也迅速上升。如今,美国31个州法律严禁体罚。In recent years, trade…
今天我们要学的词是 mind-boggling. Mind boggling 形容词,意思是令人惊讶的,难以置信的。Candy Crush Saga’s one year anniversary brought with it some mind-boggling numbers, including over half a…
今天我们要学的词是 enroll. Enroll 动词,意思是注册。Between Dec. 1 and 2, roughly 29,000 Americans enrolled online for insurance through the HealthCare.gov web-site. 12月1号到2号期间,大约有两万九千名美国人在HealthCare.gov网站上注册申请医疗保险。可怜天下父母心。40…
今天我们要学的词是 taboo. Taboo 做为名词,是禁忌的意思。In Russia, homosexuality is still taboo. 在俄罗斯,同性恋仍然是个禁忌。In India, second marriages for women are rare and premarital sex…