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今天我们要学的词是odds。 Odds, 可能性。The odds are good, 可能性很大。The odds are in our favor, 我们获胜的机会更大。If you are in your 30s, odds are you have not seriously considered your retirement planning, 如果你只
今天我们要学的词是 inch。大家都知道,inch 做为名词是英寸的意思,inch如果做动词,意思则是一点一点地缓慢移动。The company's stock only inched up 0.5%, compared with a year ago. 公司的股票跟一年前相
今天我们要学的词是 stylis。stylist 设计师,造型师。Monica is studying to become a hair stylist. Monica正在学习,想当一名发型设计师。Twilight actress Kristen Stewart's stylist says that Kristen has always been a tomboy
今天我们要学的词是donation。 Donation, 捐赠。Four million people give the gift of life through blood donation, 四百万人通过献血奉献生命的礼物。 全球有多达十亿人面临饥饿。The United Nations launched an online
今天我们要学的词是staple。 Staple, 做为名词,指必不可少的东西。 Rice is a staple in the region, 米饭是这个地区居民的主食。 Hot dogs are a staple for barbecue parties in the summer, 热狗是夏天烧烤餐会不可缺
今天我们要学的词是would-be。 Would-be, 意思是希望成为的,即将成为的。 The store manager wrestled the would-be robber to the ground, 商店经理跟劫匪搏斗,把劫匪摔倒在地。 Would-be buyers disagreed about whethe
今天我们要学的词是sigh of relief。 A sigh of relief, 是松了一口气的意思。Fans breathed a sigh of relief after x-rays showed the quarterback suffered no major injuries, X光检查结果发现橄榄球四分位没受重伤,让球迷
今天我们要学的词是shortfall。 Shortfall, 是短缺的意思。 California is facing a $19.1 billion budget shortfall, 美国加州面临着191亿美元的预算短缺。最新报告说, The Australian housing shortfall will hit 200,000 th
今天我们要学的词是stance。 Stance, 立场。美国第一夫人米歇尔.巴马不允许两个女儿在脸谱网上开帐户。 Many parents approved of her stance, 很多家长都十分赞成她的这一立场。 Maryland Senator Jim Brochi
今天我们要学的词是energetic。Energetic, 精力充沛的,有活力的。医生常说,睡眠对人体很重要。People who sleep well feel more energetic during the day and are more productive at work, 睡眠质量越好,白天精力越充
今天我们要学的词是tumble。 Tumble, 做为动词,有大幅下降的意思。美国电器店百思买11月结束的财政季度销售表现低迷。 Best Buy stocks tumbled 14% on the newly released data, 新公布的数字使百思买的股价
今天我们要学的词是chronic。 Chronic, 长期的,慢性的。在美国, Some 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep problems, 大约有四千万美国人睡眠长期有问题。很多美国人都患有糖尿病、高血脂、高血压
今天我们要学的词off the ground。 Off the ground, 是启程,开始的意思。中国中央电视台英语节目在美国首都华盛顿开播。 CCTV America has hired more than 65 people to get its Washington, DC operation off the ground, 中
今天我们要学的词是 hiccup. Hiccup 打嗝,可以引伸为小障碍,小问题。Google's Gmail had a significant service hiccup earlier this year. 谷歌电邮Gmail今年早些时候曾出现过服务大规模中断的情况。美国邮政总
今天我们要学的词underline。Underline, 突显。美国通用汽车公司宣布,冻结美国本土两万六千名员工的工资。 It underlines the difficulties GM is still facing, 这种做法显示了通用汽车公司依然面临的困境
今天我们要学的词是venue。 Venue, 是地点、场所的意思。 The defense lawyer requested a change of venue so that the defendant could get a fair trial, 辩护律师要求更换开庭地点,以便被告得到公正审判。美国前总统
今天我们要学的词是 spillover。Spillover 是外溢,波及的意思。不久前,A UN envoy warned that there is a very real potential for a spillover of violence from Syria to Iraq. 一位联合国特使警告说,叙利亚暴力外溢,影
今天我们要学的词是 diploma。Diploma 毕业证书。college diploma 大学毕业证书。High school diploma 高中毕业证书。The Board of Education in Mount Vernon, Ohio, voted to give a 106-year-old woman her high school diploma. 俄亥俄
今天我们要学的词是part ways。 To part ways, 意思是分开,分道扬镳。 The celebrity couple parted ways recently, 这对明星伴侣最新分手了。 The world No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods parted ways with his swing coach of six years, 世
今天我们要学的词是jack up。 To jack up, 意思是提高。 Insurance company Blue Shield of California plans to jack up its health insurance rates a whopping 59% for individual policyholders this year, 加州蓝盾保险公司今年打算把个