今天我们要学的词是 mascot. Mascot 名词，意思是吉祥物。The armadillo, mascot of the FIFA World Cup, is an endangered species whose numbers are believed to have declined by more than a third over the last 10 to 15 years. 本届足球世...
今天我们要学的词是 exchange. Exchange 做为形容词，是交换的意思。Exchange rate 汇率。A Montana man claimed self defense for killing a German exchange student for breaking into his garage. 一个蒙大拿州男子声称，打死一...
今天我们要学的词是 breadwinner. Breadwinner 名词，养家糊口的人。在美国，The number of married couples where the wife is the main breadwinner is four times greater than it was four decades ago. 收入更多依靠妻子的家庭数...
今天我们要学的词是 anonymous. Anonymous 形容词，匿名的。Anonymous tips led to the arrest of the bank robbery suspect. 警察根据匿名线索将银行抢劫嫌疑人缉拿归案。An anonymous California man is hiding cash in public...
今天我们要学的词是 draft. Draft 做为名词，有选秀的意思。The 2014 NBA Draft will be held on June 26 in New York. 美国NBA2014年选秀6月26号在纽约举行。体育评论人士认为，The 2014 draft class is one of the best t...
今天我们要学的词是 identify. Identify 动词，意思是指认。美国联邦最高法院拒绝听取一个纽约时报记者的上诉案。The New York Times reporter is facing jail time for refusing to identify a confidential source. 这名纽...
今天我们要学的词是 nationwide. Nationwide 形容词，意思是全国的。A San Francisco man was captured after the FBI issued a nationwide alert. 美国联邦调查局发布全国通告后，被通告的旧金山市男子被抓捕。New J...
今天我们要学的词是 contribution. Contribution 名词，贡献。美国政府发表报告，The U.S. oil and gas boom has made a significant contribution to the economy and growth in jobs since the recession. 经济危机以来美国石油天然...
今天我们要学的词是 contagious. Contagious 形容词，传染的。2014年截止到5月23号，美国已发现288例麻疹病例。Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air by breathing, coughing or sneezing. 麻疹病毒...
今天我们要学的词是 assess. Assess 是动词，to assess 意思是评估。A group of U.S. Chamber of Commerce representatives have arrived in Cuba to assess its business climate. 美国商会代表团抵达古巴，对那里的商业环境进行...
今天我们要学的词是 graffiti. Graffiti 名词，是涂鸦的意思。A former NYPD cop was charged with scrawling anti-Semitic graffiti in a Brooklyn neighborhood. 一个纽约市警察局的退役警察被指控在布鲁克林的一个社区里...
今天我们要学的词是 funding. Funding 做为名词，有资金，拨款的意思。在美国，The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives no federal funding to study gun violence. 美国疾病预防和控制中心没有联邦政府的...
今天我们要学的词是 accomplishment. AAccomplishment 名词，意思是成就。美国维吉尼亚州一个八年级的学生在国家地理小蜜蜂知识大赛中获胜。He said winning the competition is his greatest accomplishment so far....
今天我们要学的词是 public transit. Public transit 是公共交通的意思。纽约人喜欢坐公交。The portion of New York City commuters who use public transit has risen from 51 percent in 2000 to 55 percent . 纽约市上班族乘公交...
今天我们要学的词是 database. Database 数据库。eBay is urging users to change their passwords after its database was compromised by hackers two months ago. eBay数据库两个月前遭到黑客的攻击，eBay敦促用户修改帐户密码。...
