音频下载 今天我们要学的词是dialogue。 Dialogue, 对话。 Freed Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi called for dialogue with the Myanmar government, 缅甸民主运动领袖昂山素季获释后，呼吁跟缅甸政府展开对话。 Russ...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是mainstay。 Mainstay, 支柱，重要来源。 Picture books, a mainstay of children's literature, have been on the decline, 儿童文学的重要组成部分---图画书发行的数量正在走下坡路。在美...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是let somebody down。 To let somebody down, 有未履行承诺，让某人失望的意思。 The newly elected Mayor promised he will not let the voters down, 新当选的市长保证说，自己绝对不会让选...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是at odds。 At odds, 意见分歧。 Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes, 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。在是否应该取消对军人同性恋不问...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是cave in。To cave in, 意思是屈于压力而让步。 All my friends are on Facebook now. I finally caved in and got registered, 我朋友都在用 Facebook. 我没办法，只好也去注册了一个帐户。...

音频下载 今 天我们要学的词是walk a fine line. To walk a fine line, 小心行事。 Coaches have to walk a fine line between pushing their players to their full potential and pushing them too hard, 做为教练，一定要在鼓励运动员...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是repeal. Repeal, 撤销，废止。在国会中期选举中， California voters rejected a call by the teachers unions to repeal a series of tax breaks for corporations, 加州选民否决了教师工会提出撤...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词，表达敬意。 The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years, 学校用任职30年的教练的名字重新命名球场，表达对他的敬...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants, 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。华盛顿红人队教...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是sound off。 To sound off about something, 有抱怨的意思。 Local residents sounded off about plans to cut library hours, 当地居民对缩短图书馆的开放时间表示不满。 The player sounded off...