今天我们要学的词是almanac。 Almanac年鉴、年历。The 2010 edition of The Farmer's Almanac is predicting a rough winter for large parts of the U.S, 2010年农民年鉴预计，今年美国大片地区会经历一个寒冷的冬天。 与此...
今天我们要学的词是outage。 Outage指服务或供应中断。Power outage停电。Water outage停水。I was trapped in an elevator when a power outage occurred, 停电时我正好被困在了电梯里。A major power outage caused some flig...
今天我们要学的词是ordeal。 Ordeal意思是痛苦的经历和磨难。The two U.S. journalists who were jailed for illegally entering North Korea have spoken out about their ordeal for the first time, 因为非法进入北韩而被关押的两...
今天我们要学的词是gain ground。 To gain ground意思是有进展，也可以指越来越被大家所接受。Mild weather helped firefighters gain ground on a fire in Yosemite National Park, 温和的天气让消防队员征服优胜美地国...
今天我们要学的词是laundry list。 A laundry list意思是一长串杂乱无章的细目清单。日本反对党民主党以压倒性优势击败了统治日本政坛五十多年的自民党。The Democratic Party of Japan now begins the task...
今天我们要学的词是quota。 Quota, 定量，配额。Idaho has set a quota of 220 wolves for the upcoming hunting season, 爱达荷州规定，今年狩猎季节最多只能猎杀220头狼。意大利职业足协负责人说，Italian footbal...
今天我们要学的词是addiction。 Addiction, 上瘾。Alcohol addiction, 喝酒上瘾，gambling addiction, 赌博上瘾。现在有很多人上网玩游戏上瘾。The first in-patient treatment center for Internet addiction has opened in Wash...
今天我们要学的词是gear up。 Gear up, 做好准备。The police are gearing up for a crackdown on drunk driving, 警察正在积极准备采取行动，严厉打击酒后驾车。九月一到，学校就要开学了。Schools all over the co...
今天我们要学的词是contestant。 Contestant, 参赛选手。真人秀在美国是一种越来越受欢迎的节目形态。参赛选手感触最深的是什么？纽约时报最近的一份采访报道说，Nine out of ten reality show contes...
今天我们要学的词是identity theft。Identity theft, 身份盗用。最近，三个人因为盗取一亿三千多万个信用卡和借记卡帐户的信息受到起诉。U.S. authorities believe it is the largest identity theft case ever prose...
