学个词 – 1927. dodge
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…
学个词 – 1926. unauthorized
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…
学个词 – 1925. millennials
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…
学个词 – 1924. slide
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…
学个词 – 1923. status
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…
学个词 – 1922. advisory
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.…
学个词 – 1921. fast food
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…
学个词 – 1920. renewable
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…
学个词 – 1919. Bitcoin
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…
学个词 – 1918. mushroom
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…
学个词 – 1917. mind-boggling
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…
学个词 – 1916. enroll
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…
学个词 – 1915. taboo
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…
学个词 – 1914. state-of-the-art
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.…
学个词 – 1913. decade
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…