今天我们要学的词是comparable。Comparable, 意思是可比较的，相当的。2月5号是美国一年一度的超级杯橄榄球赛。球场安全负责人说: The overall Super Bowl security effort is comparable to the protection that surr...
今天我们要学的词是tackle。Tackle, 处理，解决。 British Prime Minister Cameron said European Union leaders need to be bolder in how they tackle the Eurozone crisis, 英国首相卡梅伦表示，欧盟领导人处理欧元区危机，需...
今天我们要学的词是prone to。Prone to倾向于。 Our newly-recruited quarterback is known for being prone to injury, 大家都知道，我们新签的这个四分位动不动就容易受伤。 最近一项研究发现，工作时间与抑郁有...
今天我们要学的词是curb。 Curb, 克制，抑制。美国国防部最近宣布，将大幅削减军费开支。 The United States will cut its spending on national security as the country tries to curb trillion-dollar budget deficits, 美国将...
今天我们要学的词是shore up。Shore up, 意思是寻求支持。上星期发表国情咨文后，奥巴马总统对五个州进行了三天的访问。 The purpose of the trip was to sell his economic plan and to shore up support for his re-e...
今天我们要学的词是magnate。 Magnate, 指在商界或工业界很 有影响力的人。 Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign received a $10 million injection from a casino magnate, 金里奇的总统参选班子从一位赌场巨头那里得到...
今天我们要学的词是recount。 Recount,动词，意思是叙述，回顾。意大利豪华游轮搁浅后的搜救工作是大家关注的焦点。 Survivors of the accident recounted the frantic escape from the sinking cruise ship, saying the...
今天我们要学的词是dub。Dub, 意思是称为，起绰号为。在中国大陆，一半网民都在上微博。 Commentators have dubbed 2011 'the year of Weibo,' with a nearly 300 % increase in usage from the year before, 评论人士将2011年...
今天我们要学的词是in an effort to。 In an effort to, 意思是为某种结果而做的努力。南北苏丹就石油分配问题僵持不下。 Presidents from the two countries will meet in Ethiopia's capital this week in an effort to reso...
今天我们要学的词是censor。Censor, 意思是审查后删减，通常指删减掉电影，网络，书籍中被认为影响不良的内容。最近美国好几个网站强烈抗议国会的反盗版提案。 Critics from websites such as Wiki...
