今天我们要学的词是 loophole. Loophole 名词,漏洞。Experts say a loophole in the new U.S. tax law could allow multinational corporations to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on their overseas profits. 专家指出,美国新税法

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今天我们要学的词是 withdraw. Withdraw 动词,退出。Defending champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open, saying she is not ready to return to tournament tennis. 澳大利亚网球公开赛卫冕冠军小威廉姆斯退

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今天我们要学的词是 hunger strike. Hunger strike 绝食抗议。Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has gone on a hunger strike to protest his arrest in Ukraine. 格鲁吉亚前总统萨卡什维利绝食,抗议自己在乌克兰被

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今天我们要学的词是 tariff. Tariff 名词,是关税的意思。A top Chinese economic official promised to gradually lower tariffs on imported automobiles, but gave no specifics on a possible timeline. 中国政府经济系统一名高级官员

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今天我们要学的词是 depression. Depression 名词,抑郁。The oldest son of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro committed suicide after months of treatment for depression. 古巴前领导人卡斯特罗的长子自杀身亡,自杀前因患有抑

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今天我们要学的词是 lone wolf. Lone wolf 孤狼,指独来独往的人,单独行动的人。A new report argues that the term lone wolf terrorist can be counterproductive in the fight against terror because radicalization rarely happens in

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今天我们要学的词是 deal maker. Deal maker 意思是擅长促成交易的人。British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a deal maker whose presidency could be good for Britain and Europe. 英国外相约翰

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今天我们要学的词组是strike a deal。Strike a deal,意思是成交、达成协议。Los Angeles has struck a deal with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to a spokeswoman for the L.A. City Counc

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今天我们要学的词是 in the works. In the works 正在准备中,正在进行中。A recent report said Google's next generation Pixel phone is in the works. 最近有报告说,谷歌下一代Pixel手机正在研发之中。The Kremlin said

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今天我们要学的词是 within range. Within range 在射程内。North Korea claimed its intercontinental ballistic missile has now put the U.S. mainland within range. 朝鲜声称,朝鲜的洲际弹道导弹已经将美国大陆纳入射程范围

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今天我们要学的词是 large-scale. Large-scale 形容词,大规模的。South Korea and the United States kicked off large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday. 韩国和美国星期一开始举行大规模联合空中演习。General Motors C

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今天我们要学的词是 retaliation. Retaliation 报复。Russia designated nine U.S. media outlets as foreign agents, in retaliation for similar U.S. moves against the Russian network RT. 俄罗斯将9家美国媒体定为外国代理人,报复美

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今天我们要学的词是 cut ties with. To cut ties with 意思是切断联系,断绝关系。Netflix cut ties with Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey amid a growing number of allegations of sexual harassment against him. 奥斯卡获奖演员凯文

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今天我们要学的词是 political motivation. Political motivation 政治动机。An attorney for the man who assaulted U.S. Senator Rand Paul said there was no political motivation behind the attack. 殴打美国联邦参议员兰德保罗的人的

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今天我们要学的词是 mistrial. Mistrial 无效审判。The corruption case against New Jersey's senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial after jurors reached a hopeless deadlock. 由于陪审团成员完全没有希望达成一致意见,新泽

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今天我们要学的词是 government-funded. Government-funded 政府资助的。Russia warned nine U. S. government-funded news operations that they would probably be designated foreign agents. 俄罗斯警告9家美国政府资助的新闻机构,

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今天我们要学的词是 vetting. Vetting 名词,意思是审查。The Trump administration has allowed refugee admissions to resume, but with more vetting and screening procedures. 川普政府允许恢复接收难民,但是加大了审查力度

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今天我们要学的词是 clause. Clause 名词,有条款的意思。美国国会要求对一家小公司是如何获得波多黎各电力修复合同一事展开调查。The contract offers pay rates five times higher than what is normal in Puer

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今天我们要学的词是dire。Dire形容词,意思是可怕的、极端的。President Donald Trump threatened to destroy North Korea if the US has to defend itself or its allies against the Pyongyang regime. He delivered the dire warning durin

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今天我们要学的词是 black box. Black box 黑匣子。Indonesian navy divers retrieved both black boxes from the wreckage of an AirAsia passenger jet. 印尼海军潜水员打捞上来了亚航失事客机的两个黑匣子。The information p

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