时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2013年(十一)月


英语课

 Most talk about person on the Internet. It's a serious title. When you consider what name is invoked 1 the most times on blogs, Internet new sites, social media....


 
Kate M. and Prince George maybe Beyonce' or Justin Bieber come to mind but far surpassing all these folks, Pope Frances, the leader of the Catholic church, the largest denomination 2 of the world's largest religion. The survey came from the global language monitor, a Texas company that trace what people are talking about on Internet. Other name and phrases that came up, including Obamacare, the National Security Agency and Edward Snowden. But Pope Frances has gotten a lot attention in forms of media this year. He's made headlines in blogs and tweets for inspirational acts. He's been criticized for controversial comments on sensitive topics. In Pope Frances, people see someone who's redefined or exemplified or defied what they think a pope should be and that's prompted them to share their views on the pope more than anyone else. 
 
Next up today, first ladies. Many wives of US presidents become advocates for certain causes. Laura Bush focused on global literacy. Nancy Regen helped launch an anti-drug campaign. When she became first lady, Michelle Obama promote health eating and exercise but now, she seems to be shifting her focus and putting part of her attention on education issues. This week, the first lay at high school in Washington DC. Her message was about continuing education after high school.  She talked to students about some of the challenges she faced growing up and she said that the future shaped is more by their attitudes than by their circumstances.
 
"Maybe you have problems at home and you've had stepped up, takes on extra responsibilities for your family. Maybe you come from a tough neighborhood and you've been surrounded by things like violence and drugs. Maybe one of your parents has lost the job and you had struggled just to make it here today. One of the most important things you all must understand about yourselves is that those experiences are not weaknesses. They are not something to be shamed of. Experiences like those can make you stronger and more determined 3. They can teach you all kind of skills that you could never learn it in the classroom. The skills that would lead you to the success anywhere in life."
 
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1 invoked
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 );行使(权利等);祈求救助;恳求
  • It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
  • She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 denomination
n.命名,取名,(度量衡、货币等的)单位
  • The firm is still operating under another denomination.这家公司改用了名称仍在继续营业。
  • Litre is a metric denomination.升是公制单位。
3 determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
学英语单词
-oxsn(e)
ambient liquid water content
anaglyptic, anaglyptical
annuitization
apartment building
appliance plug
back page
bacterium monadiformis
be given the cold shoulder
brine-pit
Burf.
button-head screw
Bā'ūn
CANMARCOM
capitalizes on
cathaysian trend
caudal articular process (or postzygapophysis)
cederberg
Charok Durian, Sungai
clarke's figure of the earth
concertina-ed
constant setpoint control
consumable insert
Danube River
diverticula ampullae ductus deferentis
doies
doraxamin
doss-houses
drinking water ozone disinfector
duraplasty
electro-acupuncture
excitation frequency
freesia
genus Nesokia
Hammett equation
hapanthous
heat passive homing guidance
Hibiki-nada
high pressure steam heating
historic infinitive
horny-handedly
impacted fractures
in one's old age
jupiter exploration
jute bag cleaner
Karasino
knock myself out
laparohysterotomy
levocycloduction
live fish container
mayo twill
megalospheric
nativeborn
near ultraviolet rays
neuropathic diathesis
nincompoops
nizatidine
noblely
one train combined with another
onychodysostosis
panizo
partially hydrogenated oil
partitioning method of estimation
perpetrated
phenotypic sex determination
place of entertainment
pneumatotherapy
polar substance
premastering software
preston
prickwoods
quantity supplied
relaxationtime
resistance in waves
robert joffreys
rotating-field type
sanitarywares
scale free heating furnace
scutigerella immaculatas
sharing of system function
source user
square figure knot
stress of the first kind
strontium bisulfate
student information
subcentre
surface state of electron
surplus or deficiency of annual receipts
surplus or deficit of annual receipts
tangi (maori)
tarso-metatarsal (pl.tarso-metatarsi)
telephone main frame
Thyrar
Tone River
tonic solfa
triphenylamine
tritylmagnesium chloride
underexpanded flow
unhabil
uropepsin
water proof case