今天我们要学的词是cookout。 Cookout, 意思是露天烧烤。七月四号是美国独立日。 Many Americans celebrate 4th of July with a backyard cookout, 很多美国人七月四号那天都会在自家后院露天烧烤。 Typical summe...
今天我们要学的词是measured。 Measured, 意思是谨慎的，经过反复斟酌的。 He was quite measured in his response to the criticism, 面对批评，他做出了很有分寸的反应。 The city council has adopted a measured approac...
今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked...
今天我们要学的词是without a hitch。 Without a hitch, 意思是非常顺利，没有任何问题，前边一般都用 go off。His heart surgery went off without a hitch. 他的心脏手术非常顺利。 瑞典公主与平民驸马喜结连理...
今天我们要学的词是sit well with。 To sit well with someone, 意思是被某人接受。输给湖人后，波士顿凯尔特人队教练里弗斯可能会离任。 The idea of Coach Rivers leaving doesn't sit well with his players, 里弗斯教...
今天我们要学的词是shoot up。 To shoot up, 意思是猛增。 The price of gold has shot up more than 14% since the beginning of the year, 黄金价格今年以来已经上涨了14%多。 The company's profit shot up 55% since the management...
今天我们要学的词是opening。 Opening, 首开。动画大片《玩具总动员3》上映后好评如潮。 Toy Story 3 made $41 million on opening day, 《玩具总动员3》上映第一天票房收入就高达四千一百万美元。 The fir...
今天我们要学的词是magnet。 Magnet, 吸铁石，引伸为有吸引力的人或物。英国石油公司同意设立一个200亿美元的基金，赔偿石油泄露事件的受害者。有专家警告说， The $20 billion relief fund will be...
今天我们要学的词是gut wrenching。 Gut wrenching , 意思是极度痛苦的，撕心裂肺的。 In order to support his younger siblings, he made the gut wrenching decision to drop out of school and find a job, 为了养活弟弟妹妹，他被...
今天我们要学的词是catch on。 To catch on, 意思是流行起来。现在美国有些大公司开始把公司草坪改为菜园。 The idea of 'company gardens' is slowly catching on, 公司开菜园的做法正在慢慢流行起来。在美国...
