学个词 – 1619. disposable
今天我们要学的词是disposable. Disposable意思是可以任意处理的。The Boulder City Council approved a proposal that would charge a 20-cent fee on all disposable grocery bags. 博德尔市政委员会批准了一项对所有一次性购物袋收缴20美分的提案。日本一家化学场发生爆炸停产，这家工厂的产品是一次性尿布的重要元素。The…
学个词 – 1618. dead heat
今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当，不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当，难分上下。With less than a month left before…
学个词 – 1617. added
今天我们要学的词是 added. Added 意思是附加的，额外的。The win carried added meaning for the coach who will retire after the season. 这场胜利对于赛季结束后即将退休的教练来说有着特殊的意义。鉴于奥巴马在第一场总统候选人辩论中表现欠佳，Last week’s VP…
学个词 – 1616. headwind
今天我们要学的词是 headwind. Headwind 逆风，顶风，引伸为不利条件。U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the…
学个词 – 1615. much-needed
今天我们要学的词是 much-needed. Much-needed 急需的。The school received a much-need grant to keep its band. 学校得到了一笔急需的补助金，保住了学校的乐队。It was a much-needed win for our…
学个词 – 1614. surge
今天我们要学的词是 surge. Surge 做为名词，有猛增的意思。美国总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼第一场辩论结束后，Romney enjoyed a surge in the polls after his strong performance. 罗姆尼在辩论中强有力的表现，让他的民调支持率出现猛增。Samsung Electronics saw a 91% surge…
学个词 – 1613. theme song
今天我们要学的词是 theme song. Theme song 主题曲。British singer Adele released “Skyfall”, the theme song she co-wrote and sang for the latest…
学个词 – 1612. around-the-clock
今天我们要学的词是 around-the-clock. Around-the-clock 意思是日夜不停的，连续不断的。The two sides talked around-the-clock, trying to reach an agreement before the approaching deadline. 双方夜以继日地谈判，努力在最后期限来临之前达成协议。星期一是美国法定假日哥伦比亚日。The DC government…
学个词 – 1611. pay tribute
今天我们要学的词是 pay tribute. To pay tribute 意思是表达敬意。上星期五是史蒂夫.乔布斯去世一周年的日子。Apple paid tribute to its late CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on the first…
学个词 – 1610. overt
今天我们要学的词是 overt. Overt 公开的，毫不掩饰的。在八月底召开的不结盟运动峰会上，Iran’s supreme leader blasted the UN as an “overt dictatorship.” 伊朗最高领导人严厉指责联合国“公开独裁”。在九月联大会议的讲话中，伊朗总统的言辞并不像历年那么激烈。Iran’s president made no overt calls for…
学个词 – 1609. tell-all
今天我们要学的词是 tell-all. Tell-all 意思是毫无保留的，全盘揭秘的。Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his tell-all book that his affair with the maid was stupid. 施瓦辛格在他全盘大揭秘的新书中说，自己跟女佣的婚外情愚蠢之极。Pop megastar…
学个词 – 1608. lockout
今天我们要学的词是 lockout. Lockout 停工。美国全国冰球联盟劳资双方恢复谈判。These are the first talks after the lockout began. 这是球员停工后双方第一次谈判。在此之前，全国冰球联盟宣布取消剩下的所有季前赛。与此同时，经过两天的艰苦谈判，the NFL and the NFL Referee’s Association reached…
学个词 – 1607. parental consent
今天我们要学的词是 parental consent. Parental consent 家长同意。美国联邦贸易委员会FTC建议修改有关规定，加强对网上儿童隐私的保护。Under the FTC proposals, some current online practices, like getting children under the age of…
学个词 – 1606. publicity
今天我们要学的词是 publicity. Publicity 有宣传的意思。The lead singers’ feud turned out to be just a publicity stunt for the band’s new album.…
学个词 – 1605. inundate
今天我们要学的词是 inundate. Inundate 是泛滥，淹没的意思。The police hotline is inundated with tips. 警察局的热线电话收到了无数条线索。Thousands of illegal immigrants inundated the LA school district with…