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今天我们要学的词是pitch。Pitch可以是推销的意思,既可以作名词也可以作动词。At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia. 在达沃斯世
今天我们要学的词是sugarcoat。 To sugarcoat, 意思是粉饰、美化,让一件事情更容易被人接受。 Our team has lost five consecutive games. There is no way to sugarcoat it, 我们球队已经连输五场,这种事实没办法掩
今天我们要学的词是apply to。 Apply to, 意思是适用于。 泰国国王将在12月5日他的生日当天进行大赦。The amnesty will apply to people over the age of 60 who were sentenced to less than three years in prison, 大赦的对象
今天我们要学的词是escalating。 Escalating, 意思是逐步上升的。 Oil prices rose to the highest level in 29 months in New York as escalating violence in Libya raised concerns about possible supply disruption, 利比亚冲突不断升级
今天我们要学的词是 chore。Chore 家务事。Britons consider cleaning the oven one of the worst chores. 英国人觉得,清理烤箱是最烦人的家务活之一。美国华盛顿大学的一项研究显示,Couples who shared the burde
今天我们要学的词是hideout。 Hideout, 藏身之处。基地组织头目本.拉登被美军击毙。 Bin Laden was killed by U.S. military forces at his hideout in Pakistan, 本拉登是在巴基斯坦的藏身之处被美军部队打死的。
今天我们要学的词是no-show。 No-show, 意思是没来。 The famous actor was a no-show at the charity event, 这个著名演员没有出席这次慈善活动。 The defendant was a no-show at the trial, 被告没有出席庭审。 The new r
今天我们要学的词是 allowance。Allowance 零用钱。A recent study reveals that 51% of American parents give their kids an allowance. 最近有研究显示,美国51%的父母会给孩子零用钱。另外还有研究发现,The average c
今天我们要学的词是woes. Woes is spelled w-o-e-s, woes. Woes是名词woe的复数形式,意思是苦头,灾难。Leaders in the euro zone are still far from resolving their debt woes. 欧元区各国的领导人还远没有解决他们的债
今天我们要学的词是home turf。 Home turf, 意思是自家地盘。 We beat our opponents on their home turf, 我们在对手的地盘上打败了他们。 The team remains unbeaten in its last 20 games on home turf, 这支球队主场比赛连
今天我们要学的词是academic。Academic 学术的。Five states in America will add at least 300 hours to the academic calendar in some schools this year. 美国五个州今年会给一些学校的学生增加至少300个小时的教学时间。
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