音频下载 今天我们要学的词是go south。 说一件事情to go south意思是出了问题。The stock market went south after a brief morning rally, 股票市场早上短暂上涨后迅速走跌。The secret mission went south and was immed...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是costly。 Costly, 有成本太高，或是代价惨重的意思。虽然赢了比赛，但却损失了四名首发队员。It's a costly victory, 这场胜利代价惨重。His decision turned out to be costly...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是in the wake of。 In the wake of, 意思是某件事情发生后。The company decided to lay off 25,000 employees in the wake of the second quarter loss, 第二季度亏损后，公司决定裁员两万五千人...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是timing。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, Timing is everything. 时机决定一切。The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect, 他求婚的时机恰到好处。 目...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是cyber Monday。 Cyber Monday, 网络星期一。感恩节过后有Black Friday, 黑色星期五，是购物高潮，随着网上购物的便利，感恩节过后的星期一也逐渐发展成Cyber Monday. Cyber...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是cold turkey。 星期四是感恩节，我们也来说火鸡。不过，cold turkey, 可不是冷火鸡的意思，而是指突然停止某些已经成瘾的坏习惯。He quit heavy drinking cold turkey, 他没靠...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是bottleneck。 Bottleneck, 瓶颈，堵塞。The project will eliminate the bottleneck by widening the road, 这个项目要通过加宽道路来解决交通堵塞的问题。 感恩节是美国人坐飞机旅行的...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是sequel。 Sequel, 续集。The director announced that a sequel is in the works, 导演宣布，他们正在拍续集。The vampire smash Twilight sequel New Moon has proved to be a huge hit at the box office. 吸...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是holdout。 Holdout, 指坚决不肯让步的人。Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate, 阿肯色州的林肯参议员是...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是doomsday。 Doomsday, 世界末日。The doomsday scenario is a repeated theme for science fiction and Hollywood movies, 世界末日是很多科幻小说和好莱坞电影不断重复的主题。The new disast...