音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 tornado, tornado is spelled t-o-r-n-a-d-o; tornado. Tornado龙卷风。最近美国先后多次遭受龙卷风的袭击，其中 The tornado that carved through the city of Joplin, Missouri is the deadliest to...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 outdoor, outdoor is spelled o-u-t-d-o-o-r; outdoor. Outdoor 户外的。Outdoor activities 室外活动。New York City's ban on outdoor smoking, including parks and beaches, went into effect last Monday. 纽约...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是 cash-strapped, cash is spelled c-a-s-h; strapped is spelled s-t-r-a-p-p-e-d; cash-strapped. Cash-strapped 缺少资金的。面对严重的财务压力，The cash-strapped Indiana University plans to close its...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是upcoming。 Upcoming, 意思是即将到来的，比如： The upcoming match, 就是指即将举行的比赛。 The pop singer has started promoting his upcoming album, 这名流行乐歌手开始为自己即将...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是civilian。 Civilian, 平民, 相对于military。 The U.S. and NATO will continue military operations in Libya as long as Moammar Gadhafi keeps attacking civilians, 只要卡扎菲继续袭击平民，美国和北...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是arrest warrant。 Arrest warrant, 逮捕令。不久前，The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requested an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, accusing him of crimes against h...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是grassroots。 Grassroots, 基层的。商人出身的赫尔曼.凯恩宣布参加2012年总统大选。 Herman Cain promised to appeal to grassroots voters, 凯恩保证要努力吸引基层选民。 与此同时...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是recognize。 Recognize, 承认。美国总统奥巴马最近就中东问题发表重要讲话后， Hamas condemned Obama's speech, saying it will not recognize Israel, 哈马斯对奥巴马的讲话提出谴责，...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是mental。 Mental, 精神上的，心理上的。 Mental health is vital to people's overall well-being, 精神上的健康对人们的整体身心健康至关重要。 More than 50 million people are diagnosed...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是courageous。 Courageous, 有勇气的。 The candidate made a courageous stand on the sensitive issue, 这位候选人在这个敏感问题上勇敢地表明了立场。 He demonstrated traits of a courageous...