今天我们要学的词是 runoff. Runoff 作为名词,有决选的意思。French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen are heading into a runoff in two weeks. 法国中间派候选人马克龙和民族主义者

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今天我们要学的词是 yo-yo dieting. Yo-yo dieting 溜溜球节食法。Yo-yo dieting refers to the repeated loss and regain of body weight as a result of dieting. 溜溜球节食法指的是由节食引起的体重在减少和增加中的循环往

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今天我们要学的词是 genetic. Genetic 形容词,遗传的,基因的。For the first time, the FDA will allow a company to sell genetic tests for disease risks directly to consumers. 美国食物药物管理局首次允许一家公司直接向

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今天我们要学的词是 unannounced. Unannounced 形容词,事先未经宣布的。U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. 美国国防部长马蒂斯对阿富汗进行了事先未经宣布的访问。U.S. Vi

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今天我们要学的词是 summon. Summon 作为动词,有召唤,召见的意思。The State Department summoned Turkish ambassador Serdar Kilic following violence between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's guards and protesters in D.C. 土耳

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今天我们要学的词是 justify. Justify 动词,有提出辩护的意思。Poland's officials cited security concerns to justify a move to collect data on foreigners in the country. 波兰官员以安全考虑为由,为针对波兰境内外国人

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今天我们要学的词是 thorny. Thorny 形容词,棘手的。Russian President Vladimir Putin visited France to talk about Syria, the Ukrainian crisis and other thorny issues. 俄罗斯总统普京访问法国,讨论叙利亚,乌克兰危机和

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今天我们要学的词是 wreath. Wreath 名词,花圈。U.S. President Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day. 美国总统川普在阵亡将士纪念日当天向无名战士墓敬献了花圈。Rolling Thunder, w

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今天我们要学的词是 donation. Donation 捐赠。Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will make a combined $100 million donation to a World Bank fund for women entrepreneurs. 沙特阿拉伯和阿拉伯联合酋长国将联合向世界银行

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今天我们要学的词是 action plan. Action plan 行动计划。Greece and China signed a three-year action plan for joint projects. 希腊和中国签署了一份三年行动计划,开发合资项目。G20 health ministers agreed to work toget

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今天我们要学的词是 directive. Directive 作为名词,有指令的意思。Criminal defense lawyers are concerned about a new Department of Justice directive instructing federal prosecutors to seek the most serious charges possible.刑事辩护

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今天我们要学的词是 commencement. Commencement 毕业典礼。More than 100 Notre Dame graduates walked out on Sunday as Vice President Mike Pence began his address at their commencement ceremony. 美国副总统彭斯星期天在圣母诺特丹

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今天我们要学的词是 press briefing. Press briefing 新闻发布会。President Trump indicated that he is considering cancelling the daily White House press briefing. 美国总统川普表示,他考虑取消白宫每天举行的例行新闻发

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今天我们要学的词是 tear down. To tear down 意思是拆毁,推翻。Thousands of people rallied in Moscow to protest the plan to tear down Soviet-era apartment buildings. 数以千计的人在莫斯科集会,抗议拆除苏联时代公寓楼

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今天我们要学的词是 unknown. Unknown 形容词,未知的,鲜为人知的。French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a relatively unknown figure, Edouard Philippe, as his new Prime Minister. 法国总统马克龙任命没有多少人熟知

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今天我们要学的词是 warhead. Warhead 名词,弹头。North Korea claimed a successful weekend launch of a medium long-range ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead. 朝鲜声称,周末成功试射了可以携带重型核弹头

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今天我们要学的词是 ransomware. Ransomware 名词,勒索病毒。Ransomware is a malicious software that locks files on a computer and demands payments to unlock them. 勒索病毒是一种恶意软件,对电脑中的文件加密,受害者

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今天我们要学的词是 alternative. Alternative 作为形容词,意思是另外的,可以用于替代的。Stephen Hawking predicts that planet Earth will only survive another 100 years, and it's urgent to consider an alternative planet. 霍金

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今天我们要学的词是 misinformation. Misinformation 名词,错误信息。Facebook has given advice to its British users on how to identify misinformation online ahead of general elections next month. 英国下个月大选前夕,脸书向英

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今天我们要学的词是 testify。Testify 动词,意思是作证、证实。When Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, it will be in a hearing that is open to the public. 司法部长杰夫塞申斯将

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