今天我们要学的词是 prank. prank 的意思是恶作剧。 Iranian state TV has aired what appears to be a prank call to a U.S. TV network from someone pretended to be a parent of a US soldier, trying to convince their audience that Iranian st...
今天我们要学的词是 coronavirus. coronavirus 就是指冠状病毒。 It is far too early to tell what effect the coronavirus may have on the global economy, but markets are increasingly assuming the economic effects of this public health cri...
今天我们要学的词是 tribute. tribute 的意思是供奉，致敬。 As the world remembers basketball star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, fans in Los Angeles paid tribute to the sports legend who made the city hi...
今天我们要学的词是 attainment. attainment 的意思是取得，达到。 South Africa has been experiencing a rise in the marriage age for women, catching up on a global trend in developed nations, where women's educational attainment and in...
今天我们要学的词是 excoriate. excoriate 的意思是苛责，责难。 Comments on Chinese social media and by health experts have excoriated local officials in Wuhan for not being more forthcoming about the threat posed by the novel coronav...
今天我们要学的词是 perversion. perversion 的意思是变态、歪曲。 Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn's lawyers said Nissan's claim of a robust, thorough internal investigation is a gross perversion of the truth. 前日产汽车公司首席执...
今天我们要学的词是 malfunction. malfunction 的意思是发生故障，失灵。 Manhattan's Metro Transportation Authority has announced that more than 300 subway cars were being pulled from service due to malfunctions, which raised questio...
今天我们要学的词是 tout. tout 的意思是吹捧、大加赞扬。 The majority of Democratic presidential candidates endorsed proposals to stop climate change and called for banning fossil fuels, some even touted the idea of banning commerc...
今天我们要学的词是 harbinger. harbinger 的意思是预兆、先驱。 If the Producers Guild Award is a true harbinger of the Oscars' best film category, then the World War I film 1917 is poised to come away with the top honor in a few week...
今天我们要学的词是 trough. trough 的意思是槽，低谷。As global manufacturing slowed down due to geopolitical changes, major central banks across the world are easing their monetary policy in hopes of generating a mini-cycle trough to...
