今天我们要学的词是rift. Rift is spelled r-i-f-t; rift. Rift 的意思是缝隙，人际关系上的矛盾。The manager tried to heal the rift with the board. 经理试图缓和同董事会的矛盾。缅甸官员表示，Myanmar President T...
今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降，下沉。比如，The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计，In the U.S.,...
今天我们要学的短语是lock horns. Lock is spelled l-o-c-k, lock; and horns, h-o-r-n-s, horns; lock horns. Lock是锁上， horn是动物头上的角，lock horns原指动物用角互顶打架，引伸为激烈争论，杠上了。India and th...
今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指强制性的，必须的。比如，mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria's Minister of Regional Development is calling for the intr...
今天我们要学的词是full-blown. Full-blown is spelled f-u-l-l-b-l-o-w-n; full-blown. Full-blown指全面的，盛开的。The percentage of U.S. teenagers with pre-diabetes or full-blown type 2 diabetes has more than doubled in recent years. 在...
今天我们要学的词是forecast. Forecast is spelled f-o-r-e-c-a-s-t; forecast. Forecast是预测的意思，比如，weather forecast 就是天气预报。Five major global banks lowered India's growth forecast from 6.4% to 5.7% for the current...
今天我们要学的词是 throne. Throne is spelled t-h-r-o-n-e, throne. Throne 是王位，统治的意思。This year marks the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the British throne.今年是英国女王伊丽莎白二世登基...
今天我们要学的词是 vaunt. Vaunt is spelled v-a-u-n-t, vaunt. Vaunt 是炫耀，吹嘘的意思。美国法庭最近对前美国副总统候选人爱德华兹挪用竞选资金案作出无罪和无效审判的判决。The ruling was a new set...
今天我们要学的词是stem from. Stem spelled s-t-e-m, stem; and f-r-o-m, from. Stem from是源自，来源于的意思。The UN said Syrian government forces are responsible for most of the violence stemming from the country's unrest. 联合国表...
今天我们要学的词是woes. Woes is spelled w-o-e-s, woes. Woes是名词woe的复数形式，意思是苦头，灾难。Leaders in the euro zone are still far from resolving their debt woes. 欧元区各国的领导人还远没有解决他们的债...
今天我们要学的词是underwater. Underwater is spelled u-n-d-e-r-w-a-t-e-r. Underwater本意是水下的，但用在商业上可以指资不抵债。美国房屋市场次贷危机产生了许多underwater mortgage，就是指房屋按揭额超过...
今天我们要学的词是muster. Muster is spelled m-u-s-t-e-r, muster. Muster当动词是集合的意思。比如：Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 把你能集合到的志愿者都带来。Muster 还可以表示抽象的集合，比如 m...
今天我们要学的词是footing. Footing is spelled f-o-o-t-i-n-g, footing. Footing 是基础，立足点的意思。比如，on an equal footing，就是指在平等的基础上。埃及举行首次民主选举，不过有人认为，The authorit...
今天我们要学的词是grapple. grapple is spelled g-r-a-p-p-l-e; grapple. Grapple 是设法解决问题的意思，后面常跟介词with. President Obama turned to the private sector in hopes of lifting 50 million people in the developing world...
今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是削减的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市，开盘价每股38美元，在第一天的交易中，Facebook pares gains as shares trade at little above the offeri...
