今天我们要学的词是 superhero. Superhero 超级英雄。A new study shows that children who often engage with the superheroes culture are more likely to show aggressive behavior. 一项新研究显示，经常接触超级英雄文化的孩子会...
今天我们要学的词是 specifics. Specifics 名词，有具体内容的意思。President-elect Donald Trump said his goal is to have insurance for everyone, but declined to reveal specifics. 美国当选总统川普说，他的目标是让人人有...
今天我们要学的词是 strike down.To strike down 有驳回的意思。An Egyptian court struck down a government decision to transfer two uninhabited islands to Saudi Arabia. 埃及一家法院驳回了政府将两座无人岛屿送给沙特阿拉...
今天我们要学的词是 obsolete. Obsolete 形容词，有陈旧的，过时的意思。U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called NATO obsolete but said it was still very important to him. 美国当选总统川普称，北约早已过时，但对他...
今天我们要学的词是 outgoing. Outgoing 形容词，有即将离职的意思。The outgoing CIA Director criticized Donald Trump for not fully understanding the threat Moscow poses to the United States. 即将离任的美国中央情报局局长...
今天我们要学的词是 infrastructure. Infrastructure 名词，基础设施。The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently designated U.S. election infrastructure as critical. 美国国土安全部最近将涉及美国选举的基础设施定...
今天我们要学的词是 plagiarism. Plagiarism 是剽窃，抄袭的意思。Donald Trump's pick for senior communications director for the National Security Council has been accused of plagiarism in her 2012 bestseller. 川普任命的国家安全...
今天我们要学的词是 stopover. Stopover 有中途停留的意思。U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen during her stopover in Houston en route to Central America. 美国联邦参议员克...
今天我们要学的词是 fire back. To fire back 意思是予以还击。President-elect Donald Trump fired back at Meryl Streep after the actress criticized him during her Golden Globe speech. 梅丽尔斯特里普在金球奖获奖感言中对当选...
今天我们要学的词是 acknowledge. Acknowledge 作为动词，有承认的意思。President Barack Obama acknowledged that his administration underestimated the threat posed by hacking and misinformation. 奥巴马总统承认，他领导下的美...
今天我们要学的词是 upscale. Upscale 形容词，高端的。Turkey's tourism is facing serious challenges after the New Year's attack on an upscale nightclub in Istanbul. 伊斯坦布尔一家高端夜总会新年遭遇袭击后，使土耳其...
今天我们要学的词是 inaugural. Inaugural 形容词，就职的。President-elect Donald Trump is drafting his inaugural speech and is looking to President Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy for inspiration. 当选总统川普正在草拟就职演...
今天我们要学的词是 pass out. To pass out 意思是失去知觉。A pilot who allegedly passed out in the cockpit was arrested on suspicion of being drunk. 一个据报道在驾驶舱内不省人事的飞行员因涉嫌醉酒被逮捕。A Tex...
今天我们要学的词是 baseless. Baseless 形容词，毫无根据的。Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about corruption allegations, which he called baseless. 以色列警方就腐败指控质询以色列总理内塔尼...
今天我们要学的词是 farewell. Farewell 名词，有告别的意思。UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered his farewell speech last Friday at the UN headquarters in New York. 联合国秘书长潘基文上星期五在纽约的联合国总部...
