今天我们要学的词是 inventory. Inventory 库存。Korean automaker Hyundai said last week that its inventory at U.S. car dealers is at its highest level for the year. 韩国汽车制造商现代汽车公司上星期说，美国汽车经销商处...
今天我们要学的词是 elite. Elite 意思是最棒的，顶尖的。Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both attended elite private high schools. 总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼上的都是一流的私立高中。America h...
今天我们要学的词是 undocumented. Undocumented 形容词，没有合法证件的。Mitt Romney riled Latino voters early this year when he said self-deportation is the best way to deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. 罗...
今天我们要学的词是 wildlife. Wildlife 野生动物。Sri Lanka has always been one of the best known wildlife tourist destinations. 斯里兰卡向来是著名的野生动物游览胜地之一。Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that...
今天我们要学的词是 donor. Donor 是捐赠者的意思。Mitt Romney's campaign offered some supporters the opportunity to fly with the candidate on his charter plane as a donor prize. 罗姆尼竞选团队说，某些支持者可以乘坐罗姆...
今天我们要学的词是 ranking. Ranking 是排名的意思。Harvard and Princeton remain tied for No.1 on the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges Ranking. 美国新闻与世界报道杂志公布的最新美国大学排名，哈佛大学和...
今天我们要学的词是 storm. 大家都知道，storm作为名词是风暴的意思。而作为动词，是冲击。Sudanese demonstrators angry over a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad stormed the Germany embassy in Khartoum. 愤怒的苏丹...
今天我们要学的词是 pre-order. Pre-order 预购。iPhone5问世了。The iPhone5 went on pre-order just after midnight Pacific time last Friday. iPhone5 于美国西部时间上星期五凌晨12点一过开始预售。Roughly one hour after t...
今天我们要学的词是 star power. Star power 指名人的影响力。Former President Bill Clinton brought star power to the democratic convention. 美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上充分施展了名人魅力。中国是世界上最大...
今天我们要学的词是 squander. Squander 是白白浪费的意思。Our local high school basketball team squandered its early lead in a loss to our arch-rival. 我们本地高中篮球队没有把握好领先局面，最后反而输给了老对手...
今天我们要学的词是 household. Household 是家庭，一家一户的意思。American gymnast Gaby Douglas made a household name out of herself with her gold medal win at the London Games. 美国女子体操选手Gaby Douglas在伦敦奥运会上...
今天我们要学的词是 spell out. To spell out 意思是具体说明。In his acceptance speech, President Obama spelled out his goals for a second term. 美国总统奥巴马在接受总统候选人提名的讲话中，详细阐述了他在第二...
今天我们要学的词是 electrify. Electrify 动词，是让别人觉得兴奋，振奋的意思。美国前总统克林顿在民主党大会上发表讲话。The former President electrified the Democratic Convention with a passionate speech. 前总...
今天我们要学的词是stressful. Stressful 意思是压力很大的。Starting a new job can be exciting and stressful at the same time. 开始一份新工作可能既令人兴奋，又让人倍感压力。有调查显示，Law enforcement agent...
今天我们要学的词是unthinkable. Unthinkable 意思是无法想象的。U.S. companies are preparing for the once-unthinkable, that Greece might leave the eurozone. 美国公司为希腊可能离开欧元做准备，这本来是无法想象的事...
