音频下载 今天我们要学的词是outburst。 Outburst是爆发的意思。An outburst of laughter, 一阵大笑。美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿日前在刚果访问。Secretary Hillary Clinton had an outburst of anger when she thought she...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是founder。 Founder, 创始人。The founder of the company is set to step down, 公司创办人准备退休。美国前总统约翰.肯尼迪的妹妹肯尼迪.施莱佛去世，享年88岁。Eunice Kennedy Shr...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是alma mater。 Alma mater, 母校。He returned to his alma mater to coach the basketball team, 他回到母校去当篮球教练。Despite the economic downturn, my alma mater reached the fundraising goal ahead...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是fender bender。 Fender bender, 指小事故，不太严重的车祸。I got into a fender bender yesterday and missed the game, 我昨天开车出了个小车祸，因此错过了比赛。 DC Mayor Adrian M. F...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是no-brainer。 No-brainer, 意思是很容易做，很好理解的事情。The test was a no-brainer, 这次考试简单极了。新英格兰爱国者队是美国最棒的橄榄球队。一个新加盟爱国者队...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是poster child。 Poster child, 典型代表。美国总统奥巴马星期三再次前往印第安纳州北部的一个郡。The blue-collar manufacturing area has become the poster child of the president's stimu...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是reunion。 Reunion, 团聚。Family reunion, 家庭团聚。High school reunion, 高中老同学聚会。An Australian woman held an emotional reunion with her dog who went missing nine years ago, 一个澳大利...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是admission。 Admission, 是允许进入的意思。Hospital admission, 住院。College admission, 大学录取。A University of Illinois trustee resigned over the school's admissions scandal, 伊利诺伊大学...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是sue。 Sue，起诉。The State of Minnesota is suing the consulting firm that was hired to monitor the bridge that collapsed two years ago, 明尼苏达州政府对负责监控两年前倒塌大桥安全的咨询...

音频下载 今天我们要学的词是text messaging。 Text messaging发短信。Text messaging continues to grow in popularity, 发短信现在越来越流行了。最新研究显示，Text messaging while driving greatly increases the risk of cr...