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今天我们要学的词是 imminent. Imminent 形容词,即将发生的,迫在眉睫的。The United Nations said Yemeni cities are running out of clean water and fuel, facing an imminent catastrophe. 联合国表示,也门的城市面临迫在眉
今天我们要学的词是 fire back. To fire back意思是还击。Iranian President Hassan Rouhani fired back at the Trump administration for decertifying the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. 伊朗总统鲁哈尼对川普政府不认证2015年伊朗核协议
今天我们要学的词是 signatory. Signatory 名词,签约国,签约方。美国总统川普宣布不认证伊朗核协议后,Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the 2015 nuclear deal could not be revoked and urged all signatories to hono
今天我们要学的词组是 joint venture。Joint venture,意思是合资企业。China is closing North Korean joint ventures and ordering North Korean companies to leave by January. 中国正在关闭中朝合资企业,并要求朝鲜公司在
今天我们要学的词是captivate。Captivate动词,意思是迷住、吸引。President Rodrigo Duterte's son and son-in-law appeared before the Senate to deny involvement in a drug smuggling case that has captivated the Philippines. 罗德里戈
今天我们要学的词是provocative。Provocative形容词,意思是挑衅的、刺激的。The UN Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's highly provocative launch of a missile that flew over Japan and demanded that Pyongyang immediat
今天我们要学的词组是data breach。Data breach,意思是数据泄漏。In the US, a data breach at Equifax, one of the country's three major credit reporting agencies, left driver's license numbers and other sensitive information for 143 m
今天我们要学的词是overdraft。Overdraft名词,意思是透支 。In 2016, US consumers paid a total of $15 billion in overdraft fees which is when a customer tries to make a purchase without enough money in their account to cover the trans
今天我们要学的词是better off。 Better off, 是境况更好的意思。The team is better off without the star center who is not a team player, 没有这个缺乏团队精神的明星中锋,球队反而更好。虽然经济不景气,但是
今天我们要学的词是traffic。 Traffic 是交通、路况的意思。在美国,开车上班最让人头痛的就是 traffic. 专门报告路况的记者是 traffic reporter, 上班时段的路况是 rush-hour traffic,正好赶上塞车是
今天我们要学的词是in store。 In store是即将发生的。If Katie had known what was in store for her, she would not have married Tom, 意思是如果凯蒂早知道跟汤姆结婚会过什么样的日子,肯定不会嫁给他。 美国维
今天我们要学的词是ticket。 Ticket, 最常用的意思是指票。 A basketball ticket, 一张篮球票。 A lottery ticket, 一张彩票。不过,ticket也有别的意思,比如speeding ticket因为超速驾驶被开了罚单。 还有最
今天我们要学的词是confirm。 Confirm是证实的意思。印度尼西亚巴厘岛的卫生部门证实,一名29岁的妇女确实死于禽流感病毒。媒体报道说,Health officials in Bali have confirmed that a 29-year old woman die
今天我们要学的词是,downturn。Downturn, 是衰退和下降的意思。日本最大的汽车制造商丰田汽车公司星期二警告说,国内需求可能会出现急剧下降, Toyota warned on Tuesday that there will be a sharp downt
今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词,表达敬意。 The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years, 学校用任职30年的教练的名字重新命名球场,表达对他的敬意。同事
今天我们要学的词是tax haven。 Tax haven,避税港,指不用交税或是税率很低的国家和地区。美国总统奥巴马星期一公布了税法改革计划。The Obama administration hopes to raise $95.2 billion over the next ten
今天我们要学的词是slash。 Slash, 是大幅度削减的意思。为了进一步控制信贷危机,美国联邦储备委员会星期二再次下调主要利率。Since last August, the Fed has slashed the funds rate from 5.25% to 2.25%, 去年
今天我们要学的词是contender。 Contender, 是竞争者的意思。 A strong contender, 是强有力的竞争者。He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics, 他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。 再过一个月,美
今天我们要学的词是photo op. Photo op是photo opportunity的简称,意思是为做宣传而专门安排的媒体拍照机会。The meeting between the two Presidents was followed by a photo op, 两位总统会面后接受媒体拍照。 一架
今天我们要学的词是unveil。Unveil动词,意思是揭开、公布。The Trump administration unveiled a new plan to lift limits on a controversial program that provides local law enforcement agencies with surplus military gear. 川普政府公