今天我们要学的词是 timetable. Timetable 时间表。British Prime Minister Teresa May finally set out a timetable for the United Kingdom to exit from the European Union. 英国首相特里莎梅终于提出了英国脱离欧盟的时间表。...
今天我们要学的词是 terminate. Terminate 动词，终止。Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he might terminate a defense pact his country signed with the U.S. in 2014. 菲律宾总统杜特尔特警告说，他可能会终止菲...
今天我们要学的词是 finances. Finances作为名词，有财政的意思。Puerto Rico turned over its finances to a seven-people board appointed by the U.S. federal government. 波多黎各把自己的财政管理大权移交给了一个由美国...
今天我们要学的词是 stampede. Stampede 名词，踩踏事件。At least 52 people died in a stampede in central Ethiopia during a holy festival. 埃塞俄比亚中部一次宗教节日发生拥挤踩踏事件，至少52人丧生。Authorities...
今天我们要学的词是 reject. Reject动词，意思是拒绝，驳回。Voters in Columbia rejected a landmark peace deal signed by Columbia's president and the leaders of the FARC rebels. 哥伦比亚选民拒绝接受哥伦比亚总统和哥伦...
今天我们要学的词是 endorse. Endorse 作为动词，有支持的意思。Senator Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump, but later said the decision was agonizing. 美国联邦参议员克鲁兹支持川普，但是后来又表示，他做出这一决定...
今天我们要学的词是 deportation. Deportation 名词，驱逐出境，递解出境。The Obama administration said it would fully resume deportations of undocumented Haitian immigrants. 奥巴马政府表示，将全面恢复对无证海地移民...
今天我们要学的词是 voluntarily. Voluntarily 副词，自愿地。The International Organization for Migrants says that more people are voluntarily returning to their home countries. 国际移民组织说，越来越多的人开始自愿返回自...
今天我们要学的词是 guerrilla. Guerrilla 形容词，游击队的。The Columbian government signed a peace agreement on Monday with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC), a national guerrilla movement. 哥伦比亚政府星期一跟...
今天我们要学的词是 curfew. Curfew 名词，宵禁。The city of Charlotte in North Carolina has lifted its midnight curfew, but the state of emergency remains in effect. 北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市取消了午夜宵禁，但是紧急状态依...
今天我们要学的词是 estimate. Estimate 动词，估计。A recent study estimates that the Indonesian forest fires that created a smoky haze last year may have caused more than 100,000 premature deaths. 一项最新研究估计，去年印尼山...
今天我们要学的词是 mercy killing. Mercy killing 名词，安乐死。A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanized in Belgium since the age restrictions on such mercy killings were lifted in 2014. 比利时一个17岁...
今天我们要学的词是 swing state. Swing state 名词，摇摆州。The latest poll shows that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are basically tied across 13 swing states. 最新民调显示，希拉里#8729;克林顿和唐纳德#8729;川普在1...
今天我们要学的词是 alienate. Alienate 动词，有使疏远的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted her decision to allow more than a million refugees into the country last year had alienated many voters. 德国总理默克尔承认...
今天我们要学的词是 accidental. Accidental 形容词，意外的。A U.S.-led accidental airstrike that killed 90 Syrian soldiers has put the Syrian ceasefire at risk. 美国领导的空袭意外击中叙利亚政府军，打死90人，这一事...
