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今天我们要学的词是 state-of-the-art. State-of-the-art 做为形容词,是最先进的意思。Microsoft opened a state-of-the-art facility to crack down on cyber crime. 微软公司开设了一个技术先进的研究中心,专门打击网络犯罪。The city of Long Beach, Calif.…
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今天我们要学的词是 state-of-the-art. State-of-the-art 做为形容词,是最先进的意思。Microsoft opened a state-of-the-art facility to crack down on cyber crime. 微软公司开设了一个技术先进的研究中心,专门打击网络犯罪。The city of Long Beach, Calif.…
今天我们要学的词是 decade. Decade 做为名词,是十年的意思。谷歌执行主席施密特大胆预测,Censorship around the world could end in around a decade, and better use of encryption software would…
今天我们要学的词是 imperil. Imperil 做为动词,是危及,使陷于危险的意思。Smart phones imperil not just compact camera sales but entry level DSR camera sales as well. 智能手机不仅危及到便携相机的销售,也会危及到低端单反相机的销售。…
今天我们要学的词是 shortage. Shortage 做为名词,是缺少,短缺的意思。An ongoing shortage of drivers is affecting London Midland train services. 持续的司机短缺给伦敦米德兰列车服务造成了影响。The DC fire department is hiring…
今天我们要学的词是 universal. Universal 做为形容词,是普遍适用的意思。In Nepal, public access to media, traditional or online, remains far from being universal. 在尼泊尔,公众对传统媒体或者网上媒体的使用都还远远没有普及。美国政府的一项研究显示,The number of…
今天我们要学的词是 veto. Veto 做为动词,是否决的意思。Environmental advocates are urging New York’s governor to veto a bill that could expand development along the…
今天我们要学的词是 enact. Enact 做为动词,是颁布,制订法律的意思。最新研究报告显示,在美国,Pension reforms enacted by four-fifths of U.S. States have yet to improve the fiscal health of state…
今天我们要学的词是Analyze. Analyze 做为动词,意思是分析。Experts analyzed 5,427 kids’ meals at fast food restaurants and found that only 33 percent are nutritious. 专家们对5千427份快餐店的儿童餐进行分析,结果发现其中只有百分之33是健康的。包括拉斯维加斯在内的很多美国大城市即将推出智能路灯。The…
今天我们要学的词是 crash. Crash 做为名词,有坠落,撞碎的意思。A truck driver saved a woman’s life from a fiery crash on the high way. 在高速公路上发生的一个撞车起火事故中,一名卡车司机救了一个女人的性命。50 people…
今天我们要学的词是 tailor. Tailor 动词,意思是“特制”,“量身订做”。Interior designers can tailor their designs to meet the customers’ needs. 室内装璜设计师可以根据顾客的要求来设计。This article teaches you how to…
今天我们要学的词是 ruling. Ruling 名词,意思是裁决。美国一位法官对谷歌的图书扫描计划做出裁决,无疑是谷歌取得的一场胜利。According to the ruling, Google’s use of the books in question was legal under copyright’s fair use…
今天我们要学的词是 relinquish. Relinquish 动词,意思是放弃。Tina Turner recently filed paperwork to relinquish her American citizenship. 蒂娜.特纳最近递交了申请文件,放弃自己美国公民的身份。华尔街日报的报道说,Experts believe increased tax enforcement is the…
今天我们要学的词是 insignificant. Insignificant 形容词,意思是无关紧要的,无足轻重的。最新调查数字显示,18岁以上的美国人里,15%的人不上网。They make up a shrinking, but not insignificant segment of the population. 他们在总人口中占据的比例不断缩小,但也并非无足轻重。统计数字显示,阿拉斯加中小学生的成绩过去两年没有进步。Fourth-grade reading is the only…
今天我们要学的词是 tweak. Tweak 做为动词,是稍做调整的意思。2013年美国部分州长和市长的选举尘埃落定。Both parties are hoping to use this year’s election results to figure out what they need to…
今天我们要学的词是 selfie. Selfie 名词,自拍照片。From Oct 20 to 27, “selfie” was mentioned in Facebook status updates over 368,000 times. 10月20到27号这段时间里,脸书用户状态更新里提到自拍字眼的就有36.8万次。Many drivers…