今天我们要学的词是flap。 Flap在口语里，有争议、危机的意思。不久前，很多人莫名其妙地收到白宫的电子邮件，宣传奥巴马的医疗保健改革。The White House decided to make changes to its e-mail signup...
今天我们要学的词是open carry。 Open carry公开持枪。美国总统奥巴马星期一在凤凰城会议中心讲话，会场外的示威人群中有些人公然带枪。不过，他们这么做并不违法。Arizona is an open-carry state,...
今天我们要学的词是contaminated。 Contaminated污染的。A California meat company recalled about 3500 pounds of hamburger patties that may be contaminated with E. Coli. 加利福尼亚州的一个肉类产品加工厂宣布回收大约3500磅...
今天我们要学的词是second chance。 A second chance第二次机会。The surgery gave him a second chance at life, 手术给了他再生的机会。Do you believe that everyone deserves a second chance? 你认为每个人都应该有改过自新...
今天我们要学的词是upstage。 Upstage做为动词，是抢戏，抢风头的意思。在星期天结束的PGA高尔夫球锦标赛中，The little-known Korean golfer Y.E. Yang upstaged world number one Tiger Woods to become the first Asian-b...
今天我们要学的词是optimistic。 Optimistic乐观的。美国第二季度国内生产总值公布后，President Barack Obama said he is 'guardedly optimistic' about the direction of the U.S. economy, 美国总统奥巴马表示，他对美国经...
今天我们要学的词是outburst。 Outburst是爆发的意思。An outburst of laughter, 一阵大笑。美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿日前在刚果访问。Secretary Hillary Clinton had an outburst of anger when she thought she was being as...
今天我们要学的词是founder。 Founder, 创始人。The founder of the company is set to step down, 公司创办人准备退休。美国前总统约翰.肯尼迪的妹妹肯尼迪.施莱佛去世，享年88岁。Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the...
今天我们要学的词是alma mater。 Alma mater, 母校。He returned to his alma mater to coach the basketball team, 他回到母校去当篮球教练。Despite the economic downturn, my alma mater reached the fundraising goal ahead of time, 虽然...
今天我们要学的词是fender bender。 Fender bender, 指小事故，不太严重的车祸。I got into a fender bender yesterday and missed the game, 我昨天开车出了个小车祸，因此错过了比赛。 DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was invo...
