每日一词【831】anyone's guess：谁也说不准

今天我们要学的词是anyone's guess。 Anyone's guess, 意思是谁也说不准。How long will he stay in the current position is anyone's guess, 他要在这个位置上待多久谁也说不清。 两支球队势均力敌。Which team will wi

每日一词【849】frustration：气馁

今天我们要学的词是frustration。 Frustration, 意思是气馁。美国H1N1甲流疫苗的供应速度低于预期。President Obama expressed frustration about the slow pace of production of the vaccine, 美国总统奥巴马对疫苗生产速

每日一词【974】waiting list：后补名单

今天我们要学的词是waiting list。 Waiting list, 后补名单。 My three-year-old son is second on the waiting list to get into the daycare center, 我三岁儿子在排队进这家幼儿园的后补名单上排在第二个。 Many colleges

每日一词【917】tough it out：面对困境坚持到底

今天我们要学的词是tough it out。 To tough it out, 意思是面对困境坚持到底。美国首都华盛顿地区下大雪，一些家庭因此断电。Some people chose to tough it out and wait for the electricity to come back, 有人决定在

每日一词【298】curfew：宵禁

今天我们要学的词是curfew。 Curfew, 是宵禁的意思。缅甸最近发生大规模抗议示威活动，政府星期二宣布在仰光和曼德勒实行60天的宵禁, The government imposed a 60-day curfew in Rangoon and Mandalay on Tuesda

每日一词【421】slump：大幅度下跌

今天我们要学的词是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns, 美国联邦储备委员会宣布下调贷款贴

每日一词【774】to-do list：任务清单

今天我们要学的词是to-do list。 To-do list, 任务清单。For most procrastinators, it's a good idea to keep a to-do list of things that should be accomplished every day, 对于大多数喜欢拖延的人来说，给自己列个必须完成的

每日一词【904】overdrive：汽车的超速档

今天我们要学的词是overdrive。 Overdrive, 指汽车的超速档。说一件事情into overdrive, 意思就是进入白热化。The candidates threw their campaigns into overdrive ahead of the election, 选举即将到来前，候选人的宣战

每日一词【859】divided：存在分歧的

今天我们要学的词是divided。 Divided, 存在分歧的。New Yorkers are evenly divided over whether the five alleged 9/11 plotters should be tried in Manhattan, 策划九一一恐怖袭击的五个嫌疑人是否应该在曼哈顿受审？对此

每日一词【810】bullying：恃强凌弱的行为

今天我们要学的词是bullying。 Bullying, 指恃强凌弱的行为。研究显示，Six out of ten American teenagers witness an act of bullying once a day, 美国十几岁的孩子中，十个人里有六个人每天都会亲眼目睹有人被欺

每日一词【332】house arrest：软禁

今天我们要学的词是house arrest。 House arrest, 是软禁的意思。Pakistan's government placed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto under house arrest for seven days, 巴基斯坦政府对前总理布托实行了七天的软禁。This is

每日一词【1059】Staged：假装，故意安排

今天我们要学的词是staged。 Staged, 有假装，故意安排的意思。Police suspected the robbery was staged, 警方怀疑这起抢劫案是假的。英国保险诈骗局最近公布的数字显示， About 30,000 accidents were staged la

每日一词【618】hands-on：亲自动手实践

今天我们要学的词是hands-on。 Hands-on, 是亲自动手实践的意思。美国当选总统奥巴马提名芝加哥公校教育主管阿恩.邓肯为下届政府的教育部长。奥巴马称赞邓肯说， When it comes to school reforms, A

每日一词【912】replacement：替代，替补

今天我们要学的词是replacement。 Replacement, 意思是替代，替补。The coach chose Jimmy as the replacement for the injured quarterback, 教练选择Jimmy代替受伤的四分位。The basketball player just had a knee replacement surg

每日一词【1066】On the rise：正在上升

今天我们要学的词是on the rise。 On the rise，正在上升。 The hip-hop singer's popularity is on the rise, 这个嘻哈歌手现在越来越红。最新研究显示， The number of concussions suffered by kids playing organized sports i

每日一词【964】contention：争夺，竞争

今天我们要学的词是contention。 Contention, 是争夺，竞争的意思。 The team was knocked out of playoff contention with three weeks to go in the regular season, 正规赛季还剩下三个星期的时候，这支球队就已经没有机

每日一词【976】massive：大规模的

今天我们要学的词是massive。 Massive, 大规模的。欧元区成员和国际货币基金组织同意向希腊提供巨额援助贷款。 Euro members and the IMF approved a massive bail out plan for Greece, 美国总统奥巴马前往发生原

每日一词【391】helicopter parent：直升机父母

今天我们要学的词是helicopter parent。 Helicopter parent, 直升机父母？没错。Helicopter parents, like a helicopter, they hover closely overhead, rarely out of reach whether their children need them or not, 这些直升机父母，真的

每日一词【629】crossroads：十字路口

今天我们要学的词是crossroads。 Crossroads, 十字路口。 I have reached a crossroads in my career, 我在事业上面临着一个十字路口。不久前，几内亚总统孔戴病逝。 Guinea is at the crossroads again, facing the daunt

每日一词【1007】put off：推迟、拖延

今天我们要学的词是put off。 To put off, 有推迟、拖延的意思。 City council decided to put off the vote on the proposal, 市政委员会决定推迟就这项提案投票表决。 The economic downturn forced many people to put off t