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1928 mayhem 今天我们要学的词是 mayhem. Mayhem 是名词,意思是极度混乱。感恩节过后的黑色星期五向来都是抢购打折商品的高峰。Mayhem erupted as shoppers used fists and knives to fight over the heavily-discounte
今天我们要学的词是play out。 To play out, 可以指事态的进一步发展。 Much of the scandal is yet to play out, 这场丑闻才刚刚开始,好戏还在后面呢。 I cannot wait to see how the plot will play out, 我急着想知道剧
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
今天我们要学的词是 split. Split is spelled s-p-l-i-t, split. Split 做为形容词,有劈开的,裂开的意思。比如,Lawmakers are split along party lines on the proposal. 对于这项提案,立法人员的态度按党派分成两个
今天我们要学的词是senior。 Senior, 有高级,资深的意思。最近提交美国国会的一份报告说, Seventy-seven percent of senior officers in active military duty are white, 美国在职高级军官77%是白人。 Google awarde
今天我们要学的词是 free of charge。Free of charge 免费。The course is offered to students free of charge. 学生可以免费上这门课。Google's VoIP phone service will remain free of charge within the U.S. and Canada in 2013. 2013年用
今天我们要学的词是 cutback。Cutback 做为名词,意思是减少,削减。When the budget is tight, one of the first things to happen is a cutback in travel. 预算紧张的时候,最先被取消的就是出差经费。Apple's stock h
今天我们要学的词是all hands。 All hands, 意思是所有人。美国总统奥巴马在西点军校毕业典礼上讲话时说, All hands are required to solve the world's newest threats, 要想解决国际社会面临的新威胁,需要所
今天我们要学的词是sit well with。 To sit well with someone, 意思是被某人接受。输给湖人后,波士顿凯尔特人队教练里弗斯可能会离任。 The idea of Coach Rivers leaving doesn't sit well with his players, 里弗斯教
今天我们要学的词是on the job。 On the job, 意思是上班的时候。 The new mayor hit the ground running his first day on the job, 新市长走马上任第一天就投入了紧张的工作。 美国最近连续发生了好几起航空管制
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
今天我们要学的词是 sign. 大家都知道,sign有签字的意思,今天我们这里要讲的是签约。The New York Knicks signed NBA veteran Jason Kidd to a three year deal. 纽约尼克斯队跟NBA资深球员贾森.基德签了三年约
今天我们要学的词是nagging。 Nagging, 唠叨个没完没了的,搅得人不得安宁的。The tennis player decided to take the season off to take care of his nagging shoulder injury, 这个网球选手决定赛季停赛,彻底治好一直
今天我们要学的词是pick on。 To pick on somebody, 意思是找某人的岔儿,专门跟某人过不去。如果有人老是故意找你的岔儿,你就可以说, Why do you always pick on me? 你干嘛老跟我过不去? Studies show
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
今天我们要学的词是 haggle. Haggle 意思是争论,讨价还价,后面经常跟介词 over. The city council continues to haggle over the budget proposal. 市政委员会继续围绕预算提案讨价还价。As the U.S. Congress continue
今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得
今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词,有上涨,前进的意思。 Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals, 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 U.S. stocks advance
今天我们要学的词是 household. Household 是家庭,一家一户的意思。American gymnast Gaby Douglas made a household name out of herself with her gold medal win at the London Games. 美国女子体操选手Gaby Douglas在伦敦奥运会上
今天我们要学的词是drought。 Drought, 干旱。7月来,美国各地遭受热浪袭击。 Experts say the heat wave over America can potentially cause a drought scenario, 专家认为,席卷美国的热浪可能会导致干旱。 A food c