2022-02-10 Grammar, the Olympics: Ordinal Numbers, Expressions of Surprise
Everyday Grammar The Winter Olympic games are currently taking place in Beijing, China. In celebration of the event, we will…
2022-02-10 Utah Lawmakers Consider Measures to Save Great Salt Lake
Antelope Island State Park visitors view the the receding edge of the Great Salt Lake Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at…
2022-02-10 Artist Plans City Clock Based on River Flow
US GA Atlanta River Time Imagine a town clock that shows not the minutes and seconds that control our lives,…
2022-02-10 Friends Who Visited Every Super Bowl Meet for One Last Game
Donald Crisman poses with memorabilia from Super Bowls he has attended so far. Crisman, along with Tom Henschel, and Gregory…
2022-02-09 Technologies Used at the Beijing Olympics
As the Winter Olympic Games continue in China, here are some of the different technologies being used in Beijing. Robots…
2022-02-09 Streaming Services Lead in Oscar Nominations
FILE PHOTO- Director Jane Campion with actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst at the 78th Venice Film Festival for the…
2022-02-09 Argentinean Scientists Investigate Pollution-Eating Organisms
Argentine scientists prepare the soil before taking samples of it using native microorganisms to clean up pollution from fuels and…
2022-02-09 American Olympic Skier Extends Racing Bad Luck
Mikaela Shiffrin sits on the side of the course after skiing out in the first run of the women’s slalom…
2022-02-09 US Launches App to Fight Terrorism
aCTknowledge mobile app in Apple app store. Now, there is an app for fighting terrorism. The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center…
学个词 – 3389. dampen
今天我们要学的词是 dampen. dampen 的意思是泼冷水、减弱。 A sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions will likely dampen commodity prices and keep capital investments…
学个词 – 3388. restive
今天我们要学的词是 restive. restive 的意思是动荡的。 A day after India scrapped the seven-decade old special status given to Kashmir, a communications blackout…
学个词 – 3387. crisscross
今天我们要学的词是 crisscross. crisscross 的意思是来回穿梭的、纵横交错的。 U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is crisscrossing the Asia-Pacific region on his first international trip…
学个词 – 3386. rite
今天我们要学的词是 rite. rite 的意思是正式仪式、典礼，例如常用于短语中 rite of passage，成人礼。Many Americans grew up believing that having a car was a crucial part of…
学个词 – 3385. moratorium
今天我们要学的词是 moratorium. moratorium 的意思是暂停，暂缓执行。 In response to President Donald Trump’s call for tougher penalties on violent crimes, the U.S. Justice…