音频下载 今天我们要学的词是overdue。 Overdue, 过期的，延误的。 The book is two weeks overdue, 这本书已经过期两周了。 Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner, to Japan's All Nippon Airways, three years overdue, 延...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是spook。 Spook, 惊吓。 Stocks took a nose dive as fears about the global economy spooked investors, 全球经济低迷使投资者惧怕市场前景，造成股票市场暴跌。 Retail sales fell unexpected...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是appoint。 Appoint, 作为动词，是任命的意思。 Turkey appointed its new military chiefs, 土耳其政府任命了新的军事领导人。 EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton appointed three new...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是fast-paced。 Fast-paced, 快节奏的。 旧金山有家小店，专门将邮件转为手写的书信寄给收信者。店主说： We move in such a fast-paced world that, sometimes, that world can feel kind...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是savvy。Savvy, 机智的，聪明的。 Savvy job hunters use the social networking site LinkedIn to gain all kinds of information, 经验丰富的求职者通过职业社交网站Linkedin获取各种信息。 我...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是consecutive。Consecutive, 连续的，连贯的。最近美国大陆持续酷暑天气。 The state of Texas has been experiencing consecutive days of over 100-degree heat, 德克萨斯州正在持续经历100度...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是affluent。Affluent, 富裕的。 A new WHO study suggests that affluent countries tend to have higher rates of depression than lower-income nations, 世卫组织一项新研究显示，富裕国家与收入较低...

音频下载 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...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program, 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是spur。 Spur, 作为动词，意思是加速，刺激。最近美国就税收改革的议题仍在继续辩论。 Most conservative members of Congress agree that lowering tax rates could potentially spur econo...