今天我们要学的词是spike. Spike 作为动词，有猛增的意思。The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in...
今天我们要学的词是welfare. Welfare 有福利的意思。French President Emmanuel Macron said France should stop throwing large amounts of cash into a welfare system that doesn't rescue the poor from poverty. 法国总统马克龙说，法国应...
今天我们要学的词是approval. Approval名词，有赞成，批准的意思。ATT won approval from a U.S. court to buy Time Warner for $85 billion. 美国电话电报公司赢得了一家法院的批准，斥资850亿美元收购时代华纳公司...
今天我们要学的词是commit to. To commit to something意思是承诺做某事。The Singapore summit ended with the United States and North Korea committing to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 新加坡峰会结束，美国和朝鲜共同...
今天我们要学的词是victim. Victim 受害者。Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he will offer a formal apology later this year to victims of institutional child sexual abuse. 澳大利亚总理特恩布尔说，他今年晚些时候...
今天我们要学的词是undergo. Undergo 经历，经受。Most women diagnosed with early stages of common forms of breast cancer may be able to avoid having to undergo chemotherapy, according to a new study. 最新研究认为，大多数被诊断...
今天我们要学的词是espionage. Espionage 间谍活动。A former U.S. intelligence officer was charged with attempted espionage for trying to sell secrets to China. 一名前美国情报官员被指控试图从事间谍行动，向中国出售机...
今天我们要学的词是representative. Representative 代表。Representatives from major political parties in Pakistan urged the Election Commission to bar militant-turned-political parties from participating in the election. 巴基斯坦主要政...
今天我们要学的词是misstep. Misstep 有过失的意思。The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, is facing a growing list of accusations related to his spending and reported ethical missteps. 美国环保署署长斯...
Perhaps Wellington Bunn was disappointed that Mr. Pertell did not at once beg him to reconsider his resignation, and to stay his parting steps, for the actor had turned aside after issuing his defiance, and started toward the house, as though to carr...
今天我们要学的词是boycott. Boycott 动词，意思是抵制。A former Russian oil tycoon-turned-dissident said fellow Kremlin critics should not boycott the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. 一位原俄罗斯石油大亨，后来成...
今天我们要学的词是invitation. Invitation 名词，意思是邀请，邀请函。Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accepted an invitation to visit North Korea last month. 俄罗斯外交部长拉夫罗夫上个月接受了出访朝鲜的邀...
今天我们要学的词是repeal. To repeal 意思是废止，放弃。Voters in Ireland went to the polls last Friday to decide whether to keep or repeal a constitutional amendment banning abortions in most cases. 爱尔兰选民上周五前往投票...
今天我们要学的词是partner. Partner伙伴。Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that his country will formally become NATO's first Latin American global partner, beginning this week. 哥伦比亚总统桑托斯宣布，哥伦比亚...
今天我们要学的词是call off. Call off意思是取消。President Donald Trump called off his planned June 12th summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 美国总统川普取消了原定6月12日与朝鲜最高领导人金正恩...
