音频下载 今天我们要学的词是next-to-impossible。 Next-to-impossible几乎不可能。The loud music in the bar makes table conversation next-to-impossible, 这家酒吧里音乐太吵，根本听不见同桌人在讲什么话。七月四号...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是overdose。 Overdose是用药过量的意思。佛罗里达州政府的最新报告显示，Fatal overdoses of prescription drugs jumped again in 2008, 过量服用处方药致死的人数2008年再次上升。与...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是discharge。 Discharge有出院的意思。The H1N1 patient was discharged from the hospital after recovery, 这位H1N1甲型流感患者康复后出院。Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was dis...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是normalcy。 Normalcy正常状态。美国著名流行歌星迈克尔.杰克逊突然去世后，The Jackson family is trying to give Michael's three children a sense of normalcy, 杰克逊的家人努力让迈克...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是coup。 Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a coup, 洪都拉斯总统塞拉亚在政变中被赶下台。It was the first successful military coup against a president in Central America since the Co...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是whereabouts。 Whereabouts, 行踪，下落。美国南卡罗来纳州州长前一段时间忽然消失。Even his staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts, 就连他的助手和家人好象...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是layoff。 Layoff, 裁员。美国劳工部公布的数字显示，The number of mass layoffs by U.S. employers rose last month to tie a record set in March, 美国雇主大规模裁员，上个月被裁减人数增...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是streak。 Streak, 接连不断的。Winning streak连赢；losing streak连输。费城棒球队的强击手瑞安.霍华德星期天因病缺席比赛。It ended his streak of games at 343, which was the longe...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是Father's Day。 Father's Day父亲节。上星期天是父亲节。Historians say the tradition to celebrate Father's Day started 4,000 years ago, 历史学家说，庆祝父亲节的传统是从四千年前开始...