音频下载 今天我们要学的词是twilight。 Twilight, 意思是黄昏时分的，引伸为晚年的，晚期的。 The book is about a man who found his true love in his twilight years, 这本书讲的是一个迟暮之年的老人找到了自己...

音频下载 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...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是road-block。 Road-block, 路障，阻碍。 Police road-blocks were set up before the rally, 集会前，警察设置了路障。 The highway construction has hit a road-block because of budgetary issues, 高速...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是sentiment。 Sentiment, 意思是感情，情绪。Anti-immigration sentiment, 反移民情绪。 President Obama warned against the possible spread of anti-Islam sentiment and called for religious tolerance, 美...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是workplace。 Workplace, 工作场所。 SeaWorld Orlando was fined $75,000 for workplace safety violations, 奥兰多的海洋世界因为违反工作场所的安全规定，被罚款七万五千美元。有关数...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词，意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's h...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是call off。 To call off, 意思是取消或推迟。 The wedding was called off because of flooding, 婚礼因为发大水而被迫推迟。 A planned strike was called off to allow further negotiations, 原定罢...

音频下载 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...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是magic bullet。 Magic bullet, 意思是解决问题的灵丹妙药。President Obama said there was no magic bullet for the struggling economy,美国总统奥巴马说，振兴美国经济，没有灵丹妙药。...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是postpone。 Postpone推迟。 Justin Bieber had to postpone his concert because he was sick, 贾斯汀.比伯因为生病，不得不推迟演唱会。We had to postpone the trip because of the hurricane, 由于飓...