今天我们要学的词是 finance。Finance 做为动词，是出钱的意思。A new report says that publicly financed sports arenas don't provide an economic benefits to communities. 一项最新报告说，公共投资兴建的体育场馆不会给...
今天我们要学的词是 prepaid。Prepaid 预付的。Many states in the U.S. offer prepaid tuition plans for public universities. 美国很多州都提供预付公立大学学费的计划。Justin Bieber is launching a new prepaid debit card aim...
今天我们要学的词是 disability。Disability 残障。有数字显示，The number of Americans on disability is skyrocketing in recent years. 美国享受残障补助的人近年来猛涨。There are more than 23 million people on some type o...
今天我们要学的词是 minutes。Minutes 会议记录。The Federal Reserve accidentally released its minutes from a March meeting a day early. 美联储出现失误，提前一天公布了三月份的一次会议纪要。The minutes are general...
今天我们要学的词是 paycheck。Paycheck 工资单。为了显示跟被迫停薪休假的联邦雇员同甘共苦，President Obama will give 5% of his paycheck back to the federal government. 美国总统奥巴马将拿出工资的5%来还给国...
今天我们要学的词是 marked。Marked 显著的。比如，a marked increase 显著增加。There has been a marked improvement in the quality of service at the restaurant after the change of ownership. 餐馆易主后，服务质量出现了明显...
今天我们要学的词是ghost writer。Ghost writer 代笔作者，捉刀人。Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is taking heat for hiring Marc Thiessen, who vocally supports enhanced interrogation techniques, as his ghost writer. 威斯康辛州长沃...
今天我们要学的词是 wholesale。Wholesale 除了大家都知道的批发的意思，做为形容词，还有全盘的意思。美国新国防部长哈格尔说，It's time for a wholesale reexamination of the main drivers of defense costs. 眼下...
今天我们要学的词是 chain。Chain 除了大家都知道的，有锁链的意思，还有连锁店的意思。The American drug store Walgreens became the first retail store chain to expand its services to include diagnosing and treating patie...
今天我们要学的词是 digital。Digital 数字的，数码的。Digital camera 数码相机，digital music 数字音乐。Digital publishing has taken off in recent years. 近年来，电子出版业的发展突飞猛进。Google plans to manu...
