学个词Learn a Word 第497期 Raise the bar

今天我们要学的词是raise the bar。 Raise the bar, 是提高标准的意思。 Many small colleges are raising the bar of admission, 很多规模很小的学校都在提高招生标准。 体育界人士说，今年入选美国女子篮球协会

学个词Learn a Word 第781期 Sue

今天我们要学的词是sue。 Sue，起诉。The State of Minnesota is suing the consulting firm that was hired to monitor the bridge that collapsed two years ago, 明尼苏达州政府对负责监控两年前倒塌大桥安全的咨询公司提出

学个词Learn a Word 第448期 Swing

今天我们要学的词是swing。 Swing, 有摇摆不定的意思. Swing voters, 是尚未做出决定的选民。美国民主党总统参选人希拉里.克林顿星期二赢得了宾夕法尼亚州初选的胜利，Hillary Clinton won in the larg

学个词Learn a Word 第598期 Inner circle

今天我们要学的词是inner circle。 Inner circle, 指核心圈子，心腹密友 。美国当选总统奥巴马正在紧锣密鼓地为权力交接做准备。 Obama's inner circle will play key roles in the new administration, 奥巴马身边最

学个词Learn a Word 第287期 In a row

今天我们要学的词是in a row。 In a row, 是连续的意思。Kelly连续三年当选最佳老师，Kelly was voted the best teacher three years in a row. 汤姆连续两年赢得学校的拼字比赛，Tom won the spelling bee competition at

学个词Learn a Word 第807期 Phenomenon

今天我们要学的词是phenomenon。 Phenomenon, 杰出人物，奇才。A new album by Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing phenomenon, won't be released until Nov. 24, but it has already hit No.1 on Amazon's Music Best Sellers list, 苏格兰歌唱奇

学个词Learn a Word 第1717-permit

今天我们要学的词是 permit。Permit 做为名词，是许可的意思。You need a parking permit to park your car in this area. 你要想在这儿停车，需要有停车许可证才行。A record 76,810 permits to carry concealed weapons we

学个词Learn a Word 第911期 memorable

今天我们要学的词是memorable。 Memorable, 意思是令人难忘的。上星期天晚上是美国第52届格莱美颁奖典礼。The most memorable moment was the onstage appearance of Michael Jackson's kids to accept their father's lifetime

学个词Learn a Word 第838期 Pose

今天我们要学的词是pose。 Pose, 做为动词，有冒充的意思。The police are looking for a robber posed as a cop, 警方正在搜捕一个假冒警察的抢劫犯。A 52-year old man was arrested for posing as a high school senior, 一名

学个词Learn a Word 第1297期 famine

今天我们要学的词是famine。 Famine, 饥荒。 The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia and called for an immediate international response, 联合国宣布索马里南部部分地区陷入饥荒，呼吁国际社会立即

学个词Learn a Word 第312期 Hunger

今天我们要学的词是hunger。 Hunger, 是饥饿的意思。10月16号是世界粮食日。The World Food Day is a worldwide event to fight hunger, 世界粮食日是一次世界范围的活动，目的是消除饥饿。Hunger strike, 是绝食抗

学个词Learn a Word 第770期 backpacker

今天我们要学的词是backpacker。 Backpack是背包的意思，后面加上-er, 就成了背着背包徒步旅行的人，简称背包客。A backpacker packs all his or her stuff into a backpack, 背包客把所有东西都塞在一个大背包

学个词Learn a Word 第392期 Rat

Rat是鼠，老鼠。中文里有很多关于老鼠的成语。英文也有。比如说：look like a drowned rat. 哎呀，今天下大雨，所以呢, By the time I arrived at the office I looked like a drowned rat, 我到办公室的时候，浑身湿

学个词Learn a Word 第1507: refute

今天我们要学的词是refute. Refute is spelled r-e-f-u-t-e, refute. Refute 的意思是驳斥，反驳。比如，I was able to refute his argument. 我反驳了他的观点。A new discovery by archaeologists refutes the idea that the Mayans p

学个词Learn a Word 第520期 Makeover

今天我们要学的词是makeover。 Makeover, 是改头换面的意思。 Parents volunteered to give the run-down school a makeover during the summer, 很多家长都自愿参加劳动，暑假期间翻新校舍，让学校面貌一新。 The gir

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2992 repatriate

今天我们要学的词是 repatriate. Repatriate 动词，有遣返，送回的意思。Myanmar and Bangladesh reached an agreement to repatriate Rohingya Muslims who fled Myanmar to escape a brutal military crackdown. 缅甸和孟加拉国达成协议

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2988 intact

今天我们要学的词是 intact. Intact 形容词，原封不动的，完好无损的。U.S. President Donald Trump will extend sanctions relief granted to Iran under its 2015 nuclear deal, leaving the accord intact for now. 美国总统川普将延

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2970 inevitable

今天我们要学的词是 inevitable. Inevitable形容词，不可避免的。North Korea said a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula is inevitable against the backdrop of U.S.-South Korea joint exercises. 针对美韩联合军演，朝鲜表示，朝

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3001 biased

今天我们要学的词是 biased. Biased 形容词，带有偏见的。President Donald Trump approved the release of a classified memo alleging that top law enforcement officials were biased against the president. 美国总统川普批准公布一份

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3007 counterpart

今天我们要学的词是 counterpart. Counterpart 地位相当的人，对应的人。North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has invited his South Korean counterpart to visit the North at the South Korean leader's earliest convenience. 朝鲜领导人金正