音频下载 今天我们要学的词是long-standing。Long-standin, 形容词，意思是长期存在的。 Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been released from the hospital after a surgical procedure for a long-standing abdominal c...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词rocky。 Rocky, 本身的意思是多岩石的，引伸出来就是艰难的，坎坷的。波兰是2012年欧洲足球锦标赛的主办方之一。 With delayed infrastructure construction, Poland faces a rocky...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是overshadow。Overshadow,有超过的意思。在最近召开的20国集团会议上， The issue of World Bank leadership succession was overshadowed by the European debt crisis, 欧洲债务危机问题的重要...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是spar。Spar, 动词，意思是争论。最近美国油价飙升。 President Obama and his Republican rivals sparred on energy policy, blaming each other for the high price of gasoline, 奥巴马总统和他的共...

音频下载 Claire最近工作上压力很大，同事Jim和Tina给她出主意，如何减压。Tina说， T: You really have to make an effort to relax, and each person is different. My husband swears by classical music. He goes and sits in his ro...

音频下载 Claire最近工作压力大，我们听听Jim告诉Claire该如何减压。 J: There are lots of options for dealing with stress. What do you find works for you? C: I have no idea. I've tried ginseng, herbal teas...nothing seems to work....

音频下载 今天我们要学的词shy away from。 Shy away from, 意思是避开，回避。中央电视台最近开启了北美分台， The editorial staff at CCTV America say they won't shy away from touchy topics such as human rights, 北美分...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词off the ground。 Off the ground, 是启程，开始的意思。中国中央电视台英语节目在美国首都华盛顿开播。 CCTV America has hired more than 65 people to get its Washington, DC operation off...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是incumbent。 Incumbent,意思是在职的，现任的。法国总统萨科奇上周宣布将寻求竞选连任。然而， Sarkozy's current 36 % approval rating makes him France's most unpopular incumbent pres...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词underline。Underline, 突显。美国通用汽车公司宣布，冻结美国本土两万六千名员工的工资。 It underlines the difficulties GM is still facing, 这种做法显示了通用汽车公司依然面...