LEARN A WORD 881-885
    2009-12-26

第881课 今天我们要学的词是green light。 Green light, 是绿灯的意思。"My proposal received the green light from the board," 我的提案得到了理事会的批准。"The U.S. Senate voted to give the green light to the health care reform bill," 美国国会参议院投票表决，给医保改革议案开了绿灯。"Citigroup... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 876-880
    2009-12-19

第876课 今天我们要学的词是bargaining chips。 Bargaining chips, 是筹码的意思。"The hostages were used as bargaining chips during the standoff between the bank robbers and the police," 银行劫匪在跟警察对峙的过程中，把人质做为筹码。伊朗当局宣布，要对三个跨境进入伊朗被拘押的美国人进行审判。"There... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 871-875
    2009-12-12

第871课 今天我们要学的词是hammer out。 To hammer out, 是经过深入讨论后做出决定的意思。全球最大的气候变化国际会议星期一在哥本哈根开幕。"World leaders will try to hammer out a new global agreement to cut carbon emissions," 世界各国领导人将努力在这次会议上达成一项新的削减二氧化碳排放量的国际条约。为推动医保改革议案在参议院通过，美国总统奥巴马星期天专门前往国会。"President... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 866-870
    2009-12-04

第866课 今天我们要学的词是timing。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, "Timing is everything". 时机决定一切。"The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect," 他求婚的时机恰到好处。目前就业市场不景气。"The timing is against new graduates... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 861-865
    2009-11-27

第861课 今天我们要学的词是holdout。 Holdout, 指坚决不肯让步的人。"Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate," 阿肯色州的林肯参议员是最后一个同意参议院就医保改革议案展开全体辩论的民主党人。"The... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 856-860
    2009-11-21

第856课 今天我们要学的词是oversight。 Oversight, 有监督的意思。美国地铁最近事故频发。"Unlike airplanes and highways, the subway system is not under federal oversight," 跟飞机和高速公路不同的是，地铁不受联邦政府监督。有报道说，"The Obama administration will... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 851-855
    2009-11-21

第851课 今天我们要学的词是freshman。 Freshman, 新生。"The freshman quarterback led the team to victory," 这个大学一年级的四分位带领球队赢得了比赛的胜利。"He was voted the freshman player of the year," 他被评选为年度最佳新生选手。Freshman, 还可以用来指其它领域的新手，比如说,... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 846-850
    2009-11-12

第846课 今天我们要学的词是stump。 Stump, 意思是游说演说。"President Obama stumped for New Jersey governor Jon Corzine's re-election effort," 美国总统奥巴马为新泽西州长柯赞参选连任站台。"Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Democratic candidate Creigh... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 841-845
    2009-11-12

第841课 今天我们要学的词是red tape。 Red tape, 意思是官僚羁绊。"The mayor promised to eliminate red tape that hampers business development," 市长保证要铲除那些阻碍商业发展的官僚障碍。"The relief efforts were stalled by red tape," 救灾努力受到了官僚规定的阻碍。"President... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 836-840
    2009-11-12

第836课 今天我们要学的词是hoax。 Hoax, 骗局、恶作剧。美国警方证实，上星期的“气球男孩”事件是一起事先策划的恶作剧, "The police have confirmed that the 'balloon boy' incident was a hoax." 俄亥俄州一名女子在一家服装商店声称中了六和彩，愿意为所有五百美元以下的消费买单。"It... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 831-835
    2009-11-12

第831课 今天我们要学的词是anyone's guess。 Anyone's guess, 意思是谁也说不准。"How long will he stay in the current position is anyone's guess," 他要在这个位置上待多久谁也说不清。两支球队势均力敌。"Which team will win is anyone's guess," 哪个球队会赢谁也说不好。"The... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 826-830
    2009-11-02

第826课 今天我们要学的词是benefits。 Benefits, 有福利和补助的意思。美国九月份失业率为9.8%。"Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan supports an extension of unemployment benefits," 前美联储主席格林斯潘支持延长失业补助。经济不景气，工作不好找，很多人提前申请社会保障福利。"2.57... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 821-825
    2009-11-02

第821课 今天我们要学的词是disadvantage。 Disadvantage, 劣势。美国总统奥巴马认为，美国学校应该延长教学时间。"Obama says American students spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with kids in other countries," 奥巴马表示，美国学生在学校里的时间太短，跟其它国家孩子比处于劣势。国际黄金价格居高不下。"The... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 816-820
    2009-11-02

第816课 今天我们要学的词是underscore。 Underscore, 是突出、强调的意思。美国加州八月份的失业率攀升到了70年来的最高水平。"California's unemployment rate underscored the nation's slow economic recovery," 加州的失业率凸显了美国经济复苏步伐的缓慢。比利时奶农上星期采取极端行动，抗议牛奶价格暴跌。"Belgian... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 811-815
    2009-11-02

第811课 今天我们要学的词是bizarre。 Bizarre，稀奇古怪的。在星期六晚上举行的美国网球公开赛女子单打半决赛中，美国选手小威廉姆斯因为辱骂裁判而输了比赛。"The women's semifinal at the U.S. Open ended in a bizarre fashion," 美国网球公开赛女子单打半决赛以奇怪的方式宣告结束。在星期天晚上举行的MTV音乐录像奖的颁奖典礼上发生了一件意想不到的怪事,... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 806-810
    2009-11-02

第806课 今天我们要学的词是hunch。 Hunch, 直觉。"I have a hunch that he won't show up," 我的直觉告诉我他不会来。"His reaction reinforced my hunch," 他的反应进一步加深了我的直觉。"Call it a hunch, but I am sure he was lying," 也许是直觉吧，可我敢肯定他是在撒谎。对于美国阿肯色州的达格尔斯夫妇来说，18个孩子显然并不嫌多。达格尔斯夫人最近参加减肥计划，但体重却纹丝不动，而是还经常感觉疲惫不堪。"A... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 801-805
    2009-11-02

第801课 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 of delivering on a laundry list of promises made during... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 796-800
    2009-11-02

第796课 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 prosecuted," 美国有关当局认为，这是有史以来受到起诉的最大的一起身份盗窃案。"A... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 791-795
    2009-11-02

第791课 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-born player to win a major golf tournament,"... (Read Article)

LEARN A WORD 786-790
    2009-11-02

第790课 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，他对美国经济的发展方向持“谨慎乐观”态度。乐观有助健康。最新研究发现，"Women... (Read Article)