学个词 – 2221. anchor
今天我们要学的词是 anchor. Anchor 做为名词，有主播的意思。The President of Estonia refused to be interviewed on live TV after a British news anchor got…
学个词 – 2220. jogging
今天我们要学的词是 jogging. Jogging 慢跑。一项最新研究指出，Too much jogging may be as bad as no jogging at all. 跑得太多可能跟根本不跑对身体一样糟糕。The study shows that jogging…
学个词 – 2219. opt out of
今天我们要学的词是 opt out of. To opt out of 意思是选择退出。Republican Mitt Romney decided to opt out of the 2016 Presidential race…
学个词 – 2218. presumed
今天我们要学的词是 presumed. Presumed 形容词，意思是假定的，推测的。Malaysia officially declared the disappearance of flight MH370 an accident and all people aboard were presumed dead.…
学个词 – 2217. cruelty
今天我们要学的词是 cruelty. Cruelty 残酷的行为。A couple were charged with second-degree cruelty to children for leaving their toddlers in the car while…
学个词 – 2216. genocide
今天我们要学的词是 genocide. Genocide 种族灭绝。The International Court of Justice ruled that Serbia and Croatia didn’t commit genocide against each other’s people…
学个词 – 2215. tax break
今天我们要学的词是 tax break. Tax break 意思是减税优惠。President Obama proposed to expand a tax break for working parents with children under 5.…
学个词 – 2214. exonerate
今天我们要学的词是 exonerate. Exonerate 动词，是免除罪则的意思。DNA evidence helped to exonerate a North Carolina man who served 37 years behind bars for two…
学个词 – 2213. deface
今天我们要学的词是 deface. Deface 动词，意思是对外表进行涂改和破坏。奥斯卡提名影片“美国狙击手”在美国引起争议。A billboard for the film “American Sniper” in Los Angeles was defaced with the word “Murder!” in…
学个词 – 2212. firearm
今天我们要学的词是 firearm. Firearm 枪支，武器。The Transportation Security Administration discovered 2,212 firearms in passenger’s carry-on bags or on their bodies last year.…
学个词 – 2211. speaker
今天我们要学的词是 speaker. Speaker 做为名词，有议长的意思。Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York assembly, was arrested and charged with taking bribes.…
学个词 – 2210. a string of
今天我们要学的词是 a string of. A string of 一连串的。Hyundai Motors is set to release a string of brand-new models, targeting young…
学个词 – 2209. underrepresented
今天我们要学的词是 underrepresented. Underrepresented 形容词，意思是未得到充分代表的。皮尤研究中心的一份调查结果显示，Americans with no religious affiliation are the most underrepresented group in Congress. 没有宗教归属的美国人在国会里是最没有得到充分代表的人群。研究说，美国民众中20%的人没有宗教归属，但是国会议员里只有一个人说自己没有宗教归属，占议员总数的 0.2%。好的，今天我们学习的词是 underrepresented, underrepresented, underrepresented…
学个词 – 2208. conspire
今天我们要学的词是 conspire. Conspire 动词，意思是串通，图谋。Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have agreed to pay $415 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged…
学个词 – 2207. crowdfunding
今天我们要学的词是 crowdfunding. Crowdfunding 众筹。A new generation of scientists are leveraging crowdfunding and social media to raise money for research. 新一代科学家开始利用众筹和社交媒体为研究项目集资。Duke…