音频下载 今天我们要学的词是take by storm。 Take by storm, 意思是彻底征服。世界排名第70位的美国乔治亚州17岁女子网球选手奥丁恩在本届美国网球公开赛上过关斩将。The 17-year-old Melaine Oudin too...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是boom。 Boom, 是繁荣、兴起、迅速增加的意思。最新统计数字显示，加州地区最近两年损失了95万多个工作机会。The job losses during the last two years wiped out the jobs creat...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是phenomenon。 Phenomenon, 杰出人物，奇才。A new album by Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing phenomenon, won't be released until Nov. 24, but it has already hit No.1 on Amazon's Music Best Sellers list, 苏...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是hunch。 Hunch, 直觉。I have a hunch that he won't show up, 我的直觉告诉我他不会来。His reaction reinforced my hunch, 他的反应进一步加深了我的直觉。Call it a hunch, but I am sure h...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是almanac。 Almanac年鉴、年历。The 2010 edition of The Farmer's Almanac is predicting a rough winter for large parts of the U.S, 2010年农民年鉴预计，今年美国大片地区会经历一个寒冷的冬...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是outage。 Outage指服务或供应中断。Power outage停电。Water outage停水。I was trapped in an elevator when a power outage occurred, 停电时我正好被困在了电梯里。A major power outage cau...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是ordeal。 Ordeal意思是痛苦的经历和磨难。The two U.S. journalists who were jailed for illegally entering North Korea have spoken out about their ordeal for the first time, 因为非法进入北韩而被...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是gain ground。 To gain ground意思是有进展，也可以指越来越被大家所接受。Mild weather helped firefighters gain ground on a fire in Yosemite National Park, 温和的天气让消防队员征服优...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是laundry list。 A laundry list意思是一长串杂乱无章的细目清单。日本反对党民主党以压倒性优势击败了统治日本政坛五十多年的自民党。The Democratic Party of Japan now be...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是quota。 Quota, 定量，配额。Idaho has set a quota of 220 wolves for the upcoming hunting season, 爱达荷州规定，今年狩猎季节最多只能猎杀220头狼。意大利职业足协负责人说，It...