今天我们要学的词是undergo。 Undergo, 是动词， 有经历、承受的意思。委内瑞拉总统查韦斯在古巴接受手术，治疗癌症。 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba to treat cancer, 很多阿拉伯国...
今天我们要学的词是overdue。 Overdue, 过期的，延误的。 The book is two weeks overdue, 这本书已经过期两周了。 Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner, to Japan's All Nippon Airways, three years overdue, 延迟三年后...
今天我们要学的词是spook。 Spook, 惊吓。 Stocks took a nose dive as fears about the global economy spooked investors, 全球经济低迷使投资者惧怕市场前景，造成股票市场暴跌。 Retail sales fell unexpectedly in June as...
今天我们要学的词是appoint。 Appoint, 作为动词，是任命的意思。 Turkey appointed its new military chiefs, 土耳其政府任命了新的军事领导人。 EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton appointed three new directors in...
今天我们要学的词是fast-paced。 Fast-paced, 快节奏的。 旧金山有家小店，专门将邮件转为手写的书信寄给收信者。店主说： We move in such a fast-paced world that, sometimes, that world can feel kind of cold and i...
今天我们要学的词是savvy。Savvy, 机智的，聪明的。 Savvy job hunters use the social networking site LinkedIn to gain all kinds of information, 经验丰富的求职者通过职业社交网站Linkedin获取各种信息。 我们可以在...
今天我们要学的词是consecutive。Consecutive, 连续的，连贯的。最近美国大陆持续酷暑天气。 The state of Texas has been experiencing consecutive days of over 100-degree heat, 德克萨斯州正在持续经历100度以上的酷...
今天我们要学的词是affluent。Affluent, 富裕的。 A new WHO study suggests that affluent countries tend to have higher rates of depression than lower-income nations, 世卫组织一项新研究显示，富裕国家与收入较低国家相比...
今天我们要学的词是urge。Urge, 敦促。 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russia to negotiate with members of the World Trade Organization to resolve the remaining issues, 美国总统奥巴马敦促俄罗斯与世贸成员国谈判，为...
今天我们要学的词是unemployment benefits。 Unemployment benefits, 失业救济金。 Florida is getting ready to make some big changes to its unemployment benefits program, 佛罗里达州准备对该州的失业救济金项目进行大幅改革...
今天我们要学的词是spur。 Spur, 作为动词，意思是加速，刺激。最近美国就税收改革的议题仍在继续辩论。 Most conservative members of Congress agree that lowering tax rates could potentially spur economic growth, 国...
今天我们要学的词是energetic。Energetic, 精力充沛的，有活力的。医生常说，睡眠对人体很重要。People who sleep well feel more energetic during the day and are more productive at work, 睡眠质量越好，白天精力越充...
今天我们要学的词是efficient。 Efficient, 效率高的。最近研究发现， Efficient people don't strive to get everything done perfectly; they only focus on the most important projects, 高效律的人并不把每一件事都做到完美无...
今天我们要学的词是due to。 Due to, 作为一个词组，意思是由于，因为。最近有研究显示，美国穆斯林乐观情绪上升，研究作者说， The change in outlook may be due to improved economic conditions in the Muslim...
今天我们要学的词是cope with。 To cope with,处理，对付。挪威7月22日发生致命袭击事件后， The country is struggling to cope with the tragedy, 整个国家努力应对这场悲剧。金融危机期间， A lot of companies a...
