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今天我们要学的词是 nonprofit。Nonprofit 做为名词,意思是非盈利性机构。The financial crisis dealt a blow to the nation's nonprofits. 金融危机使美国的非盈利性机构受到了打击。最新报道显示,YMCA came up
今天我们要学的词是file for。 File for,意思是申请,通常用在比较正式的场合。美国航空公司最近表示,准备大幅度裁员,以重建公司。 American Airlines filed for bankruptcy last year, with a loss of nearly
今天我们要学的词是whopping。Whopping, 的意思是巨大的,程度惊人的。美国股市爆出好消息:道琼斯工业指数今年一季度创下1998年以来最佳同比表现,同时 The Nasdaq rose a whopping 19% since New Year's
今天我们要学的词是rip-off。 Rip-off, 做为名词,指一件产品、服务要价过高,或质量太差。 Our credit card company hiked the interest rates to 24%. It's a total rip-off, 我们的信用卡公司把利率提高到24%,太宰
今天我们要学的词是 personal trainer. Personal is spelled p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l, and trainer is spelled t-r-a-i-n-e-r, personal trainer. Personal trainer 私人教练。随着人们健康意识的加强,Personal trainers have become one of the fa
今天我们要学的词是 preterm。 Preterm 没到预产期的,也就是我们常说的早产。For the fifth consecutive year, the preterm birthrate in the USA continued its steady downward trend. 美国早产出生率连续第五年平稳下降。
今天我们要学的词是distraction。 Distraction, 注意力不集中,分心。美国交通部最新数据显示, 5,474 people were killed in distraction-related car crashes in 2009, 2009年美国跟司机走神有关的车祸造成5474人死亡
今天我们要学的词是counseling。Counseling 是名词,有咨询的意思。比如,financial counseling 金融咨询。Despite extensive support and counseling, 349 U.S. service members committed suicide in 2012. 尽管能够得到广泛的支
今天我们要学的词是overtake. Overtake 是超过的意思。China is projected to soon overtake Germany and the US as the country that has the most outbound global tourists. 预计,中国将很快超过德国和美国,成为世界上最大的
今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降,下沉。比如,The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计,In the U.S.,
今天我们要学的词是teeter. Teeter is spelled t-e-e-t-e-r, teeter. Teeter 的意思是摇摇欲坠,摇摆不定。 尽管欧盟决定出资救市,Spain's banking system is still teetering on the edge of disaster. 西班牙银行系统还是徘
今天我们要学的词是 unbeatable. Unbeatable 无敌的,打不垮的。Japanese researchers created a robot that is unbeatable at the game of rock-paper-scissors. 日本科研人员研制出一种机器人,玩石头剪子布永远不会输。
今天我们要学的词是can-do。 Can-do, 可以做到。 He is the can-do kind of person, 他是那种什么事都愿意尝试,什么事都觉得可以做到的人。 I like the new candidate for his can-do attitude, 我喜欢这个新候选人身
今天我们要学的词是 threshold. Threshold 是门槛,临界值的意思。I have a low threshold for alcohol . 我酒量小。有研究显示,Women have higher threshold for pain than Men. 女性比男性抗疼痛的能力更强。YouTube a
今天我们要学的词是show up。 To show up, 意思是到场。 The defendant failed to show up in court due to health reasons, 被告因健康原因没有出庭。 Thousands of people showed up at the two-day event, 这次为期两天的活动吸
今天我们要学的词是 surge. Surge 做为名词,有猛增的意思。美国总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼第一场辩论结束后,Romney enjoyed a surge in the polls after his strong performance. 罗姆尼在辩论中强有力的表现,
今天我们要学的词是bottom out。 To bottom out, 意思是触底反弹。房利美最新民调显示, Most Americans believe the housing market has bottomed out, 大多数美国人认为,房屋市场已经触底。美国国家经济研究局
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
1931 overwhelm 今天我们要学的词是 overwhelm. Overwhelm 是动词,有超过承受能力的意思。Thousands of holiday gifts didn't arrive before Christmas because UPS was overwhelmed by higher-than-expected demand. 由于邮件数量超出了
1940 out-of-state 今天我们要学的词是 out-of-state. out-of-state 意思是外州的。A federal judge ruled that Ohio must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages when processing death certificates. 一位联邦法官做出裁决,要求俄亥