今天我们要学的词是on the loose。On the loose, 是在逃，逍遥法外的意思。 A string of murders involving the same weapon in a Paris suburb have raised concerns that a serial killer may be on the loose, 巴黎郊区发生了几起用同...
今天我们要学的词是calling。Calling, 当名词是职业的意思，特别指愿意为其奉献热忱的职业生涯。Teaching is a noble calling. 教师是一个高尚的职业。 Unlike most of his classmates who headed directly to big fir...
今天我们要学的词是ebb。 Ebb,动词，是衰退，减少的意思。 美国最新就业报告出炉， After a winter of strong gains, U.S. job growth ebbed, 在经历了一个冬天的强力增长后，美国就业市场的上升劲头有所衰...
今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节，首写字母P大写。 The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday, 上周五，随着日落的到来，犹太教逾越节开始了。 Passover commemorates...
今天我们要学的词是slam。Slam, 是猛烈撞击的意思。比如，Don't slam the door. 不要使劲关门。上星期， A mechanical malfunction caused a U.S. Navy jet to slam into apartment buildings near Virginia Beach, 机械故障导致一...
今天我们要学的词是sham。Sham, 是虚假骗局的意思。在今年的缅甸大选中，昂山素季当选进入缅甸议会。国际观察员在缅甸监督选举状况，因为 Two years ago, Burma staged a general election that was widely...
今天我们要学的词是hammer out。 Hammer out, 意思是经过仔细的推敲和讨论制定出。如， It took the two sides weeks of negotiations to hammer out an acceptable compromise, 双方经过几个礼拜的谈判，才终于产生了彼...
今天我们要学的词是neutralize。Neutralize, 意思是使无效，无法发挥作用。为平抑高油价，西方国家正在考虑动用本国原油储备，不过， These nations need reassurance from Saudi Arabia that it will not cut oil...
今天我们要学的词是whopping。Whopping, 的意思是巨大的，程度惊人的。美国股市爆出好消息：道琼斯工业指数今年一季度创下1998年以来最佳同比表现，同时 The Nasdaq rose a whopping 19% since New Year's...
今天我们要学的词是curtail。Curtail, 是缩减，削减的意思。 Electronics manufacturer Foxconn reached an agreement with Apple to sharply curtail working hours and significantly increase wages inside its factories in China, 电子产品生...
