音频下载 今天我们要学的词是confiscate。 Confiscate, 没收。 The police confiscated a dozen handguns and over $100,000 worth of drugs during the raid, 警察在突袭行动中收缴了12只手枪和价值十多万美元的毒品。 Tha...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是retaliation。 Retaliation, 报复。基地组织头目本拉登被击毙后，美国政府官员说， The U.S. Department of Homeland Security expects 'threats of retaliation' from al Qaeda, 美国国土安全部...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是hideout。 Hideout, 藏身之处。基地组织头目本.拉登被美军击毙。 Bin Laden was killed by U.S. military forces at his hideout in Pakistan, 本拉登是在巴基斯坦的藏身之处被美军部队...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是starting salary。 Starting salary, 起薪。今年美国大学毕业生的就业市场将比去年好转，化学工程专业学生薪水最高。 The average starting salary for chemistry engineering graduate...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是royal。 Royal, 皇家的。英国威廉王子和凯特.米德尔顿星期五大婚。 An estimated 600,000 tourists are expected in London this week because of the royal wedding, 这场皇家婚礼本周预计会...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是staggering。 Staggering, 惊人的。苹果公司的iPad 2供不应求。苹果公司首席财务官说， The company is facing staggering demand from consumers for its iPad2 and is heavily backlogged, 消费者...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是underground。 Underground, 地下。为防止辐射物质通过土壤和地下水系统的扩散， The Japanese government is considering building an underground barrier near the Fukushima nuclear power plant...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是clear。 Clear, 做为动词，有批准许可的意思。 After sitting out for three weeks because of a sprained ankle, the football player was cleared to be back on the field for the playoff games, 这名橄榄...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是discount。 Discount, 做名词用，有折价的意思。 I bought the dress at a 50% discount, 我这条裙子是五折买的。 We made room reservations at a five-star hotel for our class reunion and even g...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是step up. To step up, 是加强的意思。 Our team stepped up our defense in the second half and won the game, 我们队下半场比赛加强防守，最后赢得了比赛的胜利。 Former Fed Chairman Alan...