今天我们要学的词是signal。 Signal, 作为动词，意思是显示。 The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to the lowest level in nearly six months, signaling a slight improvement in the job market...
今天我们要学的词是be bound to。 Be bound to, 一定会。巴勒斯坦向联合国提交申请，希望成为正式会员国。但是， Analysts say the Palestinian bid is bound to fail because the United States has threatened to use its ve...
今天我们要学的词是tainted。 Tainted, 受污染的。最近美国出现了一起食品中毒事件。 13 people have died from eating tainted cantaloupes, 13人因食用受污染的哈蜜瓜而死亡。与此同时，美国市场上一些牛肉...
今天我们要学的词是announce。Announce, 宣布。苹果公司宣布iPhone5即将上市。 Apple announced that it will be introducing the new features of the iPhone 5 on October 4th, 苹果公司宣布，10月4日正式介绍iPhone 5的新功能...
今天我们要学的词是absorb。Absorb, 吸收，吸纳。最新调查显示，美国明年的保险费用可能要上涨5.4%。 Due to the current economic condition, most companies say it's too much for them to absorb, 鉴于目前经济形势的...
今天我们要学的词是widespread。 Widespread, 广泛的。 A widespread power blackout affected about 9 million people in Chile last Saturday, 智利上星期六大范围停电，大约900万人受到影响。 The U.S. stock market plunged aga...
今天我们要学的词是capacity。 Capacity, 容量。 The stadium was near capacity for last night's season opener, 昨晚赛季首场比赛，几乎座无虚席。 The campus housing has reached its capacity, 学校宿舍已经满员。 The Bei...
今天我们要学的词是career path。 Career path, 职业生涯。求职顾问建议大家尝试不同种类的工作。 Having a nonlinear career path can make you more interesting to potential employers, 有非直线职业生涯的人在雇人老...
今天我们要学的词是refinance。Finance, 意思是融资，加上前缀r-e, 变成refinance, 意思就是再融资，重新贷款。最近一段时间，房屋贷款利率跌至历史最低水平。投资顾问说: Those who refinance will fin...
今天我们要学的词是hike。 Hike, 意思是猛增，大幅度提高。加州政府预算不足，导致加州州立大学学费猛增。 The University of California system is looking at possible tuition hikes of up to 16% in the fall of 2012,...
今天我们要学的词是alleviate。 Alleviate, 减轻，缓和。 Central banks in Europe are trying to alleviate market pressures by acting collectively, 欧洲各国的中央银行试图通过合作，来减轻市场压力。 The Organization o...
今天我们要学的词是initiative。 Initiative, 新方案，倡议。澳大利亚政府最近在护照的性别选择上，加上了一个indeterminate不确定。有关官员说， This initiative is in line with the Australian Government's com...
今天我们要学的词是be endowed with。 Be endowed with, 天赋。2011年环球小姐出炉，来自安哥拉的莱拉.洛佩兹勇夺桂冠。在回答问题时，她说， She considers herself a woman endowed with inner beauty, 她认为自己...
今天我们要学的词是long-awaited。 Long-awaited, 意思是外界期待已久的。不久前， President Obama laid out his long-awaited jobs plan for the US economy, 美国总统奥巴马公布了外界期待已久的增加就业的计划，以...
今天我们要学的词是plummet。 Plummet, 暴跌，直线下降。 Apple's share plummeted after Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of the company, 乔布斯辞去苹果电脑首席执行官一职后，苹果公司股价暴跌。 President Obama's appro...
