学个词 – 1217. climax
今天我们要学的词是climax。 Climax, 高潮。 “The movie builds to an unexpected climax,” 电影的高潮出人意料。 “Critics claim that his new novel lacks a climax,”…
学个词 – 1216. paperwork
今天我们要学的词是paperwork。 Paperwork, 文件。比如， “We keep all the important paperwork in a safe place,” 我们把所有重要文件放在一个安全的地方。美国总统奥巴马正式启动2012年总统竞选连任的努力。 “President Obama will formally put in…
学个词 – 1215. age limit
今天我们要学的词是age limit。 Age limit, 年龄限制。社交网站脸书网并不是任何人都能注册帐户的。 “Facebook enforces an age limit of 13 years or older to register an account,” 脸谱网规定，只有满13岁的人才能注册帐户。…
学个词 – 1214. susceptible
今天我们要学的词是susceptible。 Susceptible, 意思是容易受到影响的。最新研究显示， “Seniors are more susceptible to the ill effects of natural disasters,” 老年人更容易受到自然灾害的负面影响。 “Stroke survivors are susceptible to…
学个词 – 1213. Hispanic
今天我们要学的词是Hispanic。 Hispanic, 指讲西班牙语的美国人，拉美裔人。美国最新人口普查数据显示， “Hispanics represent one sixth of the U.S. population,” 拉美裔人口占美国总人口的六分之一。 “During the last decade, the Hispanic population in…
学个词 – 1212. setback
今天我们要学的词是setback。 Setback, 是挫折，倒退的意思。在日本， “Efforts to get the Fukushima nuclear plant under control suffered a setback as highly radioactive water was…
学个词 – 1211. rebel
今天我们要学的词是rebel。 Rebel, 是反叛者的意思。星期一， “Qatar became the first Arab country to recognize the rebel council as the legitimate representative of Libya,”…
学个词 – 1210. seat belt
今天我们要学的词是seat belt。 Seat belt, 安全带。研究结果显示， “Car seats reduce the risk of child injury up to 82 percent, compared to just…
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学个词 – 1209. initial
今天我们要学的词是initial。 Initial, 意思是初步的，初始的。 Initial result初步结果。 Initial reaction初步反应。美、英、法联军为落实禁飞区对利比亚实行空中打击后，军方高级将领说， “The initial operations have been very successful,” 初步军事行动非常成功。不过，美国官员也同时坚持说， “Although U.S. forces played a…
学个词 – 1208. merger
今天我们要学的词是merger。 Merger, 意思是合并。美国第二大移动通讯运营商AT&T计划用390亿美元收购T-Mobile. “The planned merger will be the largest in 2011,” 计划中的收购案将是2011年规模最大的。 “AT&T promises to provide better services after…