词汇大师-- Grasping Roots as a Way

AA:I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: English teacher Nina Weinstein talks about building vocabulary by understanding root words. NINA WEINSTEIN: Basically half of all the words in the English language come from other

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3199 strain

今天我们要学的词是 strain. strain 的意思是压力，费力，使足力气。 In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky although they account for only 1.3 percent of all the pilot, one of the lowest proportion in the world. 在中

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3092 commit to

今天我们要学的词是commit to. To commit to something意思是承诺做某事。The Singapore summit ended with the United States and North Korea committing to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 新加坡峰会结束，美国和朝鲜共同

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3097 advisory

今天我们要学的词是advisory. Advisory 名词，有公告，通告的意思。The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory for Russia, urging Americans to reconsider their travel plans due to terrorism and harassment. 美国国务院发

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3124 wage

今天我们要学的词是 wage. Wage 作为动词，有发动的意思。A top CIA expert on Asia said that China is waging a quiet kind of cold war against the United States. 中央情报局一位亚洲问题专家说，中国正在对美国发动一

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3123 contract

今天我们要学的词是 contract. Contract作为动词，有收缩的意思。South Korea's central bank estimated that North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017. 韩国中央银行估计，朝鲜2017年的经济出

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3120 breastfeeding

今天我们要学的词是 breastfeeding. Breastfeeding 母乳喂养。U.S. government officials disputed a New York Times report that the government opposed a WTO resolution supporting breastfeeding. 美国政府官员否认纽约时报关于美国政

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3079 downward

今天我们要学的词是downward. Downward作为形容词，有向下的意思。The U.S. prison population extended an eight-year downward trend that has been driven by federal and state sentencing reforms over the past decade. 过去10年美国联

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3086 roadmap

Perhaps Wellington Bunn was disappointed that Mr. Pertell did not at once beg him to reconsider his resignation, and to stay his parting steps, for the actor had turned aside after issuing his defiance, and started toward the house, as though to carr

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3062 turning point

今天我们要学的词是turning point. Turning point 转折点。The sentencing of Indonesia's former Speaker of the House is seen as a turning point in the country's war on corruption. 印度尼西亚前议长被判刑被看成是印尼反腐战争

学个词Learn a Word 第378期 Truce

今天我们要学的词是truce。 Truce, 是停战的意思。美国民主党最看好的两位总统参选人希拉里.克林顿和巴拉克.奥巴马参议员最近在种族问题上互相攻击。但是双方都意识到，这种争执的结果只

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3160 perception

今天我们要学的词是 perception. Perception的意思是看法、认识，认知，The events of Sept. 11 permanently changed America's perception of security and prompted then-President George W. Bush to declare war on terrorism and invade Afg

学个词Learn a Word 第828期 Mismatch

今天我们要学的词是mismatch。 Mismatch, 是不协调、实力悬殊的意思。The game is a huge mismatch, 比赛双方实力相差甚远。There is a mismatch between supply and demand in the housing market, 房地产市场上存在供需失

学个词Learn a Word 第689期 Bracket

今天我们要学的词是bracket。 Bracket, 是分组的意思。在美国，每年一到三月，篮球迷们就会全身心地投入大学篮球联赛当中，这也就是人们常说的March Madness三月疯狂。大学联赛的分组叫, tourn

学个词Learn a Word 第196期 shatter

今天我们要学的词儿是shatter。 Shatter是砸碎、破坏的意思。The explosion shattered the windows, 意思是说爆炸震碎了窗玻璃。上周末新上映的电影蜘蛛人的第三部打破了全球票房纪录，媒体报道说，

学个词Learn a Word 第556期 Era

今天我们要学的词是era。 Era, 是时代的意思。美国最后两家大投资银行高盛和摩根斯坦利转型为传统的银行控股公司。 It brought the era of Wall Street investment banks to an end, 这给华尔街投资银行的时

学个词Learn a Word 第829期 Rock bottom

今天我们要学的词是rock bottom。 Rock bottom, 最低水平。His acting career has hit rock bottom, 他的演艺事业陷入了谷底。纽约棒球扬基队明星选手A-Rod承认，I hit rock bottom this spring, 今年春天是我的低谷。

学个词Learn a Word 第242期 Fake

今天我们要学的词是fake。 Fake是伪造，假装的意思。Fake a painting，就是制作一副赝品。Fake an illness，就是没事装病。The boy faked his mother's signature on the report card, 这个男孩在成绩单上伪造了母亲

学个词Learn a Word 第317期 Pursuit

今天我们要学的词是， pursuit。 Pursuit, 是追求的意思。Pursuit of happiness, 是追求幸福，pursuit of excellence, 是追求完美。36岁的印度移民后裔博比.金达尔当选路易斯安那州州长，成为美国最年轻的

学个词Learn a Word 第384期 Panic

今天我们要学的词是panic。 Panic, 是恐慌的意思。Panic button, 是紧急按钮。The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to put an end to the panic in the stock market, 美国联邦储备委员会紧急下调利率，以消除市