音频下载 今天我们要学的词是can-do。 Can-do, 可以做到。 He is the can-do kind of person, 他是那种什么事都愿意尝试，什么事都觉得可以做到的人。 I like the new candidate for his can-do attitude, 我喜欢这个新...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是rise to the occasion。 Rise to the occasion, 意思是应对挑战和困境。首发四分位中场受伤后， The backup quarterback rose to the occasion and led the team to victory, 候补四分位临危受命...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是nagging。 Nagging, 唠叨个没完没了的，搅得人不得安宁的。The tennis player decided to take the season off to take care of his nagging shoulder injury, 这个网球选手决定赛季停赛，彻底...

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...