[Learn a Word] 第649课: Premature 日期:2012-03-21 12:33:18 点击:314 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是premature。 Premature, 提前的,早于预期的,尚未成熟的。一位美国妇女在洛杉矶的一家医院产下了八胞胎。 They were born nine weeks premature, weighing between 680 grams and one...
[Learn a Word] 第648课:special interest 日期:2012-03-21 12:32:36 点击:369 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是special interest。 Special interest, 特殊利益集团,特别是指通过影响政策或立法来谋取私利的团体。 U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner unveiled new rules to limit special interest influe...
[Learn a Word] 第647课:Birth rate 日期:2012-03-21 12:31:51 点击:152 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是birth rate。 Birth rate, 出生率。经济衰退会影响出生率吗?有数字显示,现在妇产科病人少了,避孕工具销量大增。 Experts say birth rates do appear to fall with economic decl...
[Learn a Word] 第646课:Rubber stamp 日期:2012-03-21 12:31:11 点击:142 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是rubber stamp。 Rubber stamp, 橡皮图章,是不经过考虑就予以批准的意思,带有贬义。 The owner makes all the decisions, and the board is just a rubber stamp, 凡事都是老板作主,董事...
[Learn a Word] 第645课:Celebrate 日期:2012-03-21 12:30:30 点击:163 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是celebrate。 Celebrate, 庆祝。 President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated his inauguration by dancing in ten inaugural balls, 美国新任总统奥巴马和第一夫人米歇尔参加了十...
[Learn a Word] 第644课:top brass 日期:2012-03-21 12:29:51 点击:122 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是top brass。 Top brass, 是最高级官员的意思,特别是指高级军官。星期二就职庆祝活动结束后,美国新总统奥巴马立即投入工作。 Obama met with his economic team and top bra...
[Learn a Word] 第643课:Unanimous 日期:2012-03-21 12:29:15 点击:102 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是unanimous。 Unanimous, 是全体通过,一致赞成的意思。 Newspaper front pages around the world were unanimous Wednesday in celebrating Barack Obama's inauguration as U.S. President, 世界各地报纸头...
[Learn a Word] 第642课:Bear the brunt of 日期:2012-03-21 12:28:34 点击:596 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是bear the brunt of。 Bear the brunt of, 是首当其冲,受到影响最大的意思。 The area that bore the brunt of the storm got the lion's share of the federal relief funds, 风暴受灾最严重的地区得...
[Learn a Word] 第641课:Lineup 日期:2012-03-21 12:27:49 点击:123 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是lineup。 Lineup, 是名单、阵容的意思。 The basketball player returned to the starting lineup after sitting out for two months due to a knee injury, 这名篮球队员因为膝盖受伤休息了两个月...
[Learn a Word] 第640课 Alternative 日期:2012-03-21 12:27:00 点击:67 好评:0
音频下载 今天我们要学的词是alternative。 Alternative, 是别种选择,或是另类的意思。在美国,针灸、理疗和草药等所谓另类医学已经越来越被医学界所接受。 Alternative medicines are going mainstream,...
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Egypt has banned children from wearing hijabs to school. 埃及禁止儿童戴头巾...
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