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今天我们要学的词是ensure。 Ensure, 意思是确保, 核实。美国食品药品管理局FDA最近对进口橙汁中的一种农药含量进行检测。FDA发言人表示,一旦发现这种化学成分, The Food and Drug Administration w
今天我们要学的词是edge down。Edge down, 意思是慢慢下滑。经济学家对2012年的就业市场表示谨慎乐观。 The unemployment rate is forecast to edge down to 8.4% by the end of 2012, 预计到2012年底,失业率将逐渐下滑
今天我们要学的词是alarming。Alarming, 意思是惊人的,引人担忧的。 The economic downturn that has shaken Europe for the last three years has led to an alarming spike in suicide rates, 过去三年里严重影响欧洲的经济滑坡
今天我们要学的词是curtail。Curtail, 是缩减,削减的意思。 Electronics manufacturer Foxconn reached an agreement with Apple to sharply curtail working hours and significantly increase wages inside its factories in China, 电子产品生
今天我们要学的词是reach out。Reach out, 意思是主动去接触。美国国务卿克林顿首次访问缅甸。 Secretary State Hillary Clinton is trying to reach out to the new Burma government, 国务卿克林顿试图与新的缅甸政府
今天我们要学的词是interruption。 Interruption, 是干扰或中断的意思。美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿对叙利亚互联网中断超过24小时的情况表示深切关切。 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed deep co
今天我们要学的词是open up。 Open up, 意思是打开。最近加州政府通过了一项新议案California Dream Act加州梦想议案 ,允许为非法在美国居留的大学生提供大学贷款。 The California Dream Act opened up th
今天我们要学的词是fragile。 Fragile虚弱的,疲软的。最近油价下跌,可能刺激本来疲软的消费力。 The slide in oil prices could potentially boost the fragile consumer sentiment, 南苏丹将成为世界上最年轻的国
今天我们要学的词是 award-winning。Award-winning 意思是获奖的。He is an award-winning author. 他是个获奖作家。 Award-winning artist Paul Emsley created the first official portrait of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. 获
今天我们要学的词是diversify。Diversify, 动词,意思是多样化。伊朗局势日渐不稳, Turkey is seeking to diversify its energy resources in order to reduce its dependence on Iranian oil, 土耳其试图增加能源来源的多样
今天我们要学的词是diversify。Diversify, 多样化。职业顾问给求职者提供建议,要同时申请多个职位: By having a few eggs in one basket, you diversify the risk and disappointment when any single job opportunity disappears
今天我们要学的词是specifics。 Specifics, 具体内容。美国亚利桑那州图森市枪击事件两个月后,奥巴马呼吁重新讨论有关枪支管制的立法。 President Obama didn't offer any specifics, but anticipated political
今天我们要学的词是shore up。Shore up, 意思是寻求支持。上星期发表国情咨文后,奥巴马总统对五个州进行了三天的访问。 The purpose of the trip was to sell his economic plan and to shore up support for his re-e
今天我们要学的词是prolonged。Prolonged. 意思是持续很久的。 The International Monetary Fund says the euro zone is risking a prolonged period of deflation if it doesn't do more to address the vicious circles that its debt crisis is c
今天我们要学的词是debt ceiling。 Debt ceiling, 借债限额。The US government hit the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling in May, 美国政府五月份达到了14.3万亿美元的借债最高限额。 美国总统奥巴马设法增加借债限额的
今天我们要学的词是severe。 Severe, 严重的,严峻的。最近美国大部分地区陷入酷暑之中。 The elderly and the young are the most vulnerable to severe heat and humidity, 老年人和小孩子是最难以承受高温和湿热天
今天我们要学的词是in an effort to。 In an effort to, 意思是为某种结果而做的努力。南北苏丹就石油分配问题僵持不下。 Presidents from the two countries will meet in Ethiopia's capital this week in an effort to reso
今天我们要学的词是coalition。Coalition, 是联盟的意思。为落实联合国授权在利比亚上空设立禁飞区的计划, An international military coalition attacked Libyan air-defense and other military targets during the weekend
今天我们要学的词是urge。Urge, 敦促。 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russia to negotiate with members of the World Trade Organization to resolve the remaining issues, 美国总统奥巴马敦促俄罗斯与世贸成员国谈判,为
今天我们要学的词是 pay tribute. To pay tribute 意思是表达敬意。上星期五是史蒂夫.乔布斯去世一周年的日子。Apple paid tribute to its late CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on the first anniversary of his death. 在乔布斯