今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是母校的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S.

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3145 reunion

今天我们要学的词是 reunion. Reunion 有团聚的意思。According to Seoul's Unification Ministry, more than 500 separated South Koreans and their family members will cross the border for two separate rounds of reunions between Aug. 20 and

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3144 curtail

今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词，有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive speech. 传统上往往采取不干预政策的高科

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3143 editorial

今天我们要学的词是 editorial. Editorial 做为名词，是社论的意思。More than 300 news publications across the country published editorials in a coordinated effort to defend the role of a free press. 美国300多家新闻媒体联合行

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3142 conservative

今天我们要学的词是 conservative. Conservative 做为形容词，是保守的意思。Twitter has been criticized by some conservative figures for censoring conservative voices. 推特受到一些保守派人物的批评，指责推特对保守

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3140 accelerate

今天我们要学的词是 accelerate. Accelerate 做为动词，有加速，增加的意思。China's exports accelerated in July despite an escalation in the US-China trade war. 尽管美中两国贸易战不断升级，但是中国7月份的出口依

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3139 relocation

今天我们要学的词是 relocation. Relocation 意思是迁移，重新安置。Tens of thousands of protesters in Okinawa vowed to stop the planned relocation of a U.S military base, saying they want it off the southern Japanese island entirely.

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3138 contingent upon

今天我们要学的词是 contingent upon. Contingent upon 意思是视某前提条件而定。South Korea plans to expand tourism ties with North Korea, contingent upon the lifting of economic sanctions. 韩国计划扩大与朝鲜的旅游联系，

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3137 due process

今天我们要学的词是 due process. Due process 正当法律程序。The European Union has asked Saudi Arabia about the arrests of female human rights activists, saying the detainees should be granted due process. 欧盟要求沙特解释女性人

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3136 outnumber

今天我们要学的词是 outnumber. Outnumber 动词，意思是在数量上超过。Anti-racist protesters far outnumbered the white supremacists who rallied across from the White House last Sunday. 上星期天在白宫对面集会的反种族歧视

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3135 heat wave

今天我们要学的词是 heat wave. Heat wave 热浪。A recent study warns that the number of people dying during heat waves is likely to rise sharply in some regions by 2080 if policymakers fail to take action in climate and health policies. 最近

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3134 outstanding

今天我们要学的词是 outstanding. Outstanding 作为形容词，有尚存的，剩余的意思。The Mexican Economy Minister said talks with the U.S. to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement would cover all outstanding issues. 墨西哥

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3148 midterm

今天我们要学的词是 midterm。Midterm 指的是在学期、任期到了中间的时候。He stayed up all night studying for midterm math exam，他熬了一个通宵复习数学期中考试。Midterm 在美国政治中即指midterm elections，

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3147 populist

今天我们要学的词是 populist。Populist 指的是民粹主义者，Italys new populist government has moved to scrap a new high-speed railway line between London and Milan, damning the project as a potential waste of money，意大利新上任的

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3149 prop up

今天我们要学的词是 prop up。 Prop up的原意是指托住、支撑，以免倒塌，引申出来有帮助、鼓励、支持的意思。The US Department of Agriculture has proposed to spend US$4.7 billion to prop up farmers hurt by tariffs,

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3178 impartial

今天我们要学的词是 impartial。 Impartial 是公正、不偏不倚，After a bruising confirmation process in the Senate that bitterly divided the nation, Brett Kavanaugh became the newest US Supreme Court Justice and pledged to be 'Independ

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学个词Learn a Word 第689期 Bracket

今天我们要学的词是bracket。 Bracket, 是分组的意思。在美国，每年一到三月，篮球迷们就会全身心地投入大学篮球联赛当中，这也就是人们常说的March Madness三月疯狂。大学联赛的分组叫, tourn

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学个词Learn a Word 第687期 Open-ended

今天我们要学的词是open-ended。 Open-ended, 没完没了的。美国总统奥巴马接受采访时表示，美国一定要寻找出路，最终结束在阿富汗的军事行动。 President Obama indicated that the military build-up in Afgha

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3118 lobby

今天我们要学的词是lobby. Lobby 做为动词，意思是游说。China tried to step up pressure on Washington in their growing tariff war by suggesting that U.S. companies should lobby American leaders. 在日益升级的美中关税战中，为

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学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3117 conspiracy

今天我们要学的词是conspiracy. Conspiracy 阴谋。A federal grand jury indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers with conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. 一个大陪审团对12名俄罗斯军方情报官员提出

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