Rome drops Olympic bid Vocabulary austerity money-saving cabinet meeting gathering of the body which controls government policy irresponsible reckless bid application hosting putting on vanished disappeared refurbish renovate or decorate facilities a...
Racism in football summit The British government is to stage a special Downing Street summit on racism in football. The Prime Minister has stepped into the row after a series of high-profile incidents. Reporter Mat Trewern Report When Liverpool's Lui...
Racism in football summit Vocabulary issue topic, subject racism poor treatment or violence against people because of their race on the front pages one of the main stories in the news allegations accusations, claims faced by which the person will hav...
Interminable speeches The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is considering banning officials from giving long speeches at meetings. Audience members in China are often caught dozing off, even at televised events. Reporter Viv Marsh Report When China...
Interminable speeches Vocabulary delegates people attending the meeting had enough of didn't want any more interminable very long stuffy not enough air address speech capped stopped, limited to gatherings meetings a wake-up call an event that alerts...
Why zebras have stripes Scientists claim to have solved the mystery of why zebras have their characteristic black and white stripes. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology showed that the striped pattern made the animals much less a...
Why zebras have stripes Vocabulary unmistakable something you can't confuse with another thing camouflage clothing or pattern designed to prevent the wearer from being seen predators an animal that hunts irritating annoying ubiquitous found everywher...
Twitter faces Brazilian lawsuit The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against the Twitter, demanding the removal of the accounts of users that give the location of police road blocks and speed traps. Twitter has already said it could block mes...
口译笔译翻译资格考试:常用词汇复习(2) 来电显示 caller ID 蜡雕 wax carving; wax sculpture 拉动经济增长 fuel economic growth 拉关系 try to curry favor with 垃圾融资 junk financing 垃圾邮件 junk e-mail 垃圾邮件...
口译笔译翻译资格考试:常用词汇复习(3) 劳动密集型 labor-intensive 劳动密集型产业 labor-intensive industry 劳动模范 model worker 劳动预备制度 vocational training system 劳动者素质 quality of the workforce 劳动争...
