今天我们要学的词是far cry。 A far cry from something, 意思是跟某件事情相差甚远。 The actor played a womanizer in the movie, a far cry from his real life character, 这个演员在电影里扮演一个花花公子，跟他在现实...
今天我们要学的词是homesick。 Homesick, 想家的。 The first time I was away from home I got really homesick, 第一次出远门，我特别想家。 I always spend time with friends so as not to feel homesick, 我总是跟朋友待在一起...
今天我们要学的词是hard-pressed。 Be hard-pressed to do something, 意思是面临很大的困难。 Without additional loans, the company will be hard-pressed not to go bankrupt, 如果没有额外的贷款，这家公司恐怕很难不破产...
今天我们要学的词是heyday。 Heyday, 意思是最强盛的时期。 In the firm's heyday it employed over 5,000 employees, 这家公司鼎盛期，员工有五千多人。 The group sold millions of records in its heyday, 这个组合最火爆的...
今天我们要学的词是equivalent。 Equivalent, 意思是相当于，等同于。《华盛顿邮报》报道说，9/11恐怖袭击事件以来， In Washington and the surrounding areas, 33 building complexes for top-secret intelligence work are...
今天我们要学的词是headline。 Headline, 意思是头条新闻。今年六月的全球气温打破了最高记录。 Heat warnings have been topping weather headlines in the United States for more than two weeks, 过去两个多星期以来，高...
今天我们要学的词是organic。 Organic, 有机的，绿色的。 Organic product, 有机产品。近年来，美国很多消费者开始崇尚绿色、有机食 品。不过，统计数字显示， Organic food accounted for only 3.5% of the f...
今天我们要学的词是jump ship。 To jump ship, 意思是跳槽。 LeBron James decision to jump ship was not unexpected, 勒布朗.詹姆斯决定跳槽并不意外。 John didn't like his new boss and jumped ship the first chance he got, 约翰...
今天我们要学的词是rip-off。 Rip-off, 做为名词，指一件产品、服务要价过高，或质量太差。 Our credit card company hiked the interest rates to 24%. It's a total rip-off, 我们的信用卡公司把利率提高到24%，太宰...
今天我们要学的词是take a hit. 说一件事情to take a hit意思是说这件事情受到了打击。最新公布的数字显示， Concert ticket sales took a hit in 2010 because of economic malaise, 经济不振使2010年音乐会入场券的...
