今天我们要学的词是 one-stop shop. One-stop shop 一站式商店。Amazon recently launched Home Services, a one-stop shop that lets you order professional services ranging from home maintenance to technical support. 亚马逊推出一站式家...
今天我们要学的词是 close to heart. Close to one's heart 意思是特别关心的。苹果公司首席执行官库克保证把自己的财产全部捐献给慈善机构。AIDS, human rights, and immigration reform are all issues close to his...
今天我们要学的词是 secrecy. Secrecy 做为名词，是秘密的意思。密西西比州高等教育委员会决定不跟密西西比大学校长续约。Thousands of protesters demonstrated last weekend, criticizing the decision for being wr...
今天我们要学的词是 flare-up. Flare-up 做为名词，有突发的意思，常用来指暴力事件或是疫情。Indiana's Governor declared a public health emergency after one of its counties saw a large HIV flare-up from intravenous drug u...
今天我们要学的词是 deliberate. Deliberate 形容词，意思是故意的。法国调查人员说，The co-pilot of the Germanwings passenger jet that crashed in the French Alps made a deliberate attempt to destroy the aircraft. 在法国阿尔...
今天我们要学的词是 processed food. Processed food 加工食品。Processed food companies are taking a hit as consumers are moving towards healthier foods. 消费者逐渐向健康食品转移，这种趋势让加工食品公司受到打击。...
今天我们要学的词是 graduate. Graduate 做为动词，是毕业的意思。An 84-year-old Turkish woman will graduate from Mimar Sinan University this summer, 64 years after her first enrollment. 土耳其一位84岁的老太太今年夏天将从...
今天我们要学的词是 detail. Detail 做为名词，是细节的意思，做为动词，则是具体列举。美国癌症协会和世界肺健基金会公布了最新版的全球吸烟调查。The report detailed the effects of tobacco use on h...
今天我们要学的词是 punitive. Punitive 形容词，意思是惩罚性的。A California judge ruled that Ellen Pao may seek punitive damages in her gender bias case against her employer. 美国加州一个法官裁决，鲍康如在控告雇主...
今天我们要学的词是 footage. Footage 名词，有镜头的意思。印度大约600个高中生因为作弊被学校开除。TV footage showed parents and friends scaling the outer walls of school buildings to pass cheat sheets to students tak...
今天我们要学的词是 consume. To consume 有消耗的意思。有研究显示，The average person will consume 7,000 animals during their lives, including 2,400 chickens and 4,500 fish. 人一生平均要吃掉7千个动物，其中包括两千...
今天我们要学的词是 seasonal. Seasonal 形容词，意思是季节性的。A federal visa program in Alaska to hire foreign workers is on temporary hold because of a court ruling. 根据一项法院裁决，阿拉斯加从外国雇佣季节性工...
今天我们要学的词是 minimize. To minimize 意思是最小化。Saudi Arabia is trying to minimize the impact of plunging oil prices on its economy. 沙特阿拉伯正在设法将油价暴跌对经济的影响降到最低程度。美国阿肯色...
今天我们要学的词是 real estate. Real estate 房地产。Real estate heir Robert Durst was arrested last Saturday in New Orleans. 房地产富豪之子罗伯特.杜斯特上星期六在新奥尔良被抓捕。17 nonprofit organizations urged...
今天我们要学的词是 reappear. To reappear 意思是重新出现。Russian President Vladimir Putin reappeared in public after a 10-day absence, showing no signs of visible ill-health. 俄罗斯总统普京十天没有露面后，第一次重新...
