今天我们要学的词是nominate。 Nominate, 是提名的意思。美国总统布什星期一提名退休的联邦法官麦克尔.穆卡锡出任新的司法部长, President Bush nominated retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as the new attorne...
今天我们要学的词是diagnose。 Diagnose, 是诊断的意思。研究人员最近考查了俄亥俄州1万4千个孩子的健康记录后发现，Only one-fourth of children with high blood pressure were correctly diagnosed, 只有四分之一血...
今天我们要学的词是fundraiser。 Fundraiser, 是集资活动。美国脱口秀女皇奥普拉.温弗瑞上周末为伊利诺伊州参议员、总统参选人奥巴马举行了集资活动， Oprah Winfrey organized a fundraiser for Democratic...
今天我们要学的词是trigger。 Trigger, 是扳机，作为动词，就是引发的意思。当年911恐怖袭击的画面会引起人们痛苦的回忆， Images of 9/11 are likely to trigger bad memories. 印尼外海发生的强烈地震引发...
今天我们要学的词是in a row。 In a row, 是连续的意思。Kelly连续三年当选最佳老师，Kelly was voted the best teacher three years in a row. 汤姆连续两年赢得学校的拼字比赛，Tom won the spelling bee competition at...
今天我们要学的词是mark。 Mark, 有纪念的意思。星期二是2001年美国遭受911恐怖袭击的六周年。President Bush called for Americans to mark the attacks with memorial services and candlelight vigils, 美国总统布什呼吁美...
今天我们要学的词是renew。 Renew, 是延期、更新的意思。换新驾照，to renew one's driver license; 续签公寓租约， to renew the apartment lease; 延期健身俱乐部的会员卡， to renew the membership in the sports club...
今天我们要学的词是facelift。 Facelift, 是整容的意思。 She had a facelift before her 30-year high school reunion, 30年高中同学会之前，她赶忙去整容。Facelift, 更多的是用来指翻新和改造。The school received a...
今天我们要学的词是chaos。 Chaos, 是混乱的意思。大雪过后，路上一片狼藉，Heavy snow caused chaos on the roads 新年派对让家里变得杂乱不堪， The house was in total chaos after the New Year's party. 政变让国家...
今天我们要学的词是evacuate。 Evacuate, 是指撤离危险地带。Passengers evacuated the train due to a fire on board, 由于火车起火，乘客全部下 车。Students evacuated their classrooms because of a bomb threat, 由于炸 弹威...
