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今天我们要学的词是discriminate against。Discriminate against, 歧视。美国司法部指控说, Bank of America discriminated against qualified African-American and Hispanic applicants for home loans from 2004-2008, 美国银行在2004到
今天我们要学的词是payroll。Payroll, 意思是员工名单。 The company has a short payroll, 这家公司员工人数不多。 U.S. private sector payrolls rose 110,000 in October, 美国私营企业10月份增加了11万个工作职位。
今天我们要学的词是 sunburn. Sunburn 晒伤。When summer arrives, so do the sunburns. 夏天来临,被太阳晒伤的情况就会出现。比如,周末去海边没擦防晒油,I got a bad sunburn on my back. 我后背严重晒伤。In
今天我们要学的词是 intention,Intention 意图。Five years after the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, her son announced his intention to run for government under the Pakistan Peoples Party. 巴基斯坦前总理
今天我们要学的词是downside。Downside是指某件事情不利的方面。One of the downsides of being a celebrity is the loss of privacy. 做名人的代价之一是,你的隐私会受到损伤。The downside of working from home is being
今天我们要学的词是 minutes。Minutes 会议记录。The Federal Reserve accidentally released its minutes from a March meeting a day early. 美联储出现失误,提前一天公布了三月份的一次会议纪要。The minutes are general
今天我们要学的词是 throne. Throne is spelled t-h-r-o-n-e, throne. Throne 是王位,统治的意思。This year marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the British throne.今年是英国女王伊丽莎白二世登基
今天我们要学的词是famed。 Famed, 有名的,众所周知的。 Amsterdam's famed 17th century canal district now has its own museum, 阿姆斯特丹著名的17世纪运河区如今有了自己的博物馆。 Famed homeless man Ted Williams
今天我们要学的词是cut back。 To cut back, 意思是减少。由于冬天客流量少,A rail service will cut back the number of trains it runs from 18 to 10, 一家火车公司决定将客运列车数量从18列减少为10列。General Mi
今天我们要学的词是 power. Power is spelled p-o-w-e-r, power. Power 大家都知道,power是权力,但是power另外一个常用的意思是电力。美国首都华盛顿周边地区上周五晚上遭受暴风雨袭击。More than 640,000
今天我们要学的词是 backing. Backing 做为名词,是支持的意思。The obesity drug named Qsiva failed to gain the backing of European drug regulators because of its potential side effects. 一种名叫Qsiva的治疗肥胖症的药物,因
今天我们要学的词是 repercussion。Repercussion 意思是反响,反应。11月12到18号是美国的防止困倦驾车周。在美国,40%以上的人都说,很少能睡个好觉。When they hit the road, sleep deprivation can have serio
今天我们要学的词是paramedic。 Paramedic, 急救医务工作者。 Paramedics arrived at the scene within 10 minutes after receiving the 911 call, 接到求救电话十分钟内,急救医务人员就赶到了事发现场。 苏格兰的一个
今天我们要学的词是 prepaid。Prepaid 预付的。Many states in the U.S. offer prepaid tuition plans for public universities. 美国很多州都提供预付公立大学学费的计划。Justin Bieber is launching a new prepaid debit card aim
今天我们要学的词是 little-known。Little-known 很少有人知道的。Federal investigators in Northern California routinely used a little-known surveillance tool to get data on and track criminal suspects. 北加州联邦调查人员常常使
今天我们要学的词是 token. Token 做为形容词,指象征性的。The candidate has re-election in the bag against only token opposition. 这位候选人面对的只是象征性的对抗,所以当选连任已成囊中之物。美国联邦雇
今天我们要学的词是guarded。 Guarded, 谨慎的。最新民调显示,Most Americans expressed guarded optimism on President Obama's ability to come up with a successful strategy for Afghanistan, 大多数美国人对奥巴马找到策略,成
今天我们要学的词是in droves。 In droves, 意思是大批的,成群结队的。上周末是圣诞节到来前的最后一个周末。 Holiday shoppers were out in droves, 节日购物的人群熙熙攘攘。大雪过后, Icy road conditi
今天我们要学的词是 disputed。Disputed 有争议的。Egypt's opposition alliance urged supporters to vote no on the referendum to the disputed constitution. 埃及反对派联盟敦促支持者在围绕争议极大的宪法举行的全民投票
今天我们要学的词是 best bet. Best bet意思是最好的选择。投资业界人士说,Stocks are still the best bet for long term investment. 从长期投资来说,股票依然是最佳选择。银行业专家说,Credit Unions are stil