今天我们要学的词是rise to the occasion。 Rise to the occasion, 意思是应对挑战和困境。首发四分位中场受伤后， The backup quarterback rose to the occasion and led the team to victory, 候补四分位临危受命，带领球...
今天我们要学的词是nagging。 Nagging, 唠叨个没完没了的，搅得人不得安宁的。The tennis player decided to take the season off to take care of his nagging shoulder injury, 这个网球选手决定赛季停赛，彻底治好一直...
今天我们要学的词是twilight。 Twilight, 意思是黄昏时分的，引伸为晚年的，晚期的。 The book is about a man who found his true love in his twilight years, 这本书讲的是一个迟暮之年的老人找到了自己的真爱。...
今天我们要学的词是distraction。 Distraction, 注意力不集中，分心。美国交通部最新数据显示， 5,474 people were killed in distraction-related car crashes in 2009, 2009年美国跟司机走神有关的车祸造成5474人死亡...
今天我们要学的词是road-block。 Road-block, 路障，阻碍。 Police road-blocks were set up before the rally, 集会前，警察设置了路障。 The highway construction has hit a road-block because of budgetary issues, 高速公路的兴建...
今天我们要学的词是sentiment。 Sentiment, 意思是感情，情绪。Anti-immigration sentiment, 反移民情绪。 President Obama warned against the possible spread of anti-Islam sentiment and called for religious tolerance, 美国总统奥巴...
今天我们要学的词是workplace。 Workplace, 工作场所。 SeaWorld Orlando was fined $75,000 for workplace safety violations, 奥兰多的海洋世界因为违反工作场所的安全规定，被罚款七万五千美元。有关数据显示，...
今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词，意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's holiday shoppi...
今天我们要学的词是call off。 To call off, 意思是取消或推迟。 The wedding was called off because of flooding, 婚礼因为发大水而被迫推迟。 A planned strike was called off to allow further negotiations, 原定罢工推迟，...
今天我们要学的词是breeze。 Breeze, 做为名词，指轻而易举的事情。 Beating the unknown team wasn't a breeze as we thought it would be, 打赢这支名不见经传的队伍远没有我们原本想象的那么简单。 The new webs...
今天我们要学的词是obsessed。 Obsessed, 一门心思的，沉迷于。 My girlfriend is obsessed with buying handbags, 我女朋友买包上瘾。 One of my co-workers is obsessed with social networks, 我有一个同事整天沉迷于社交网...
今天我们要学的词是baby steps。 Baby steps, 小孩的步子，意思是慢慢的，一步一步的。 The doctor told him to take baby steps towards recovery, 医生让他不要急，一步一步慢慢恢复。 If you're new at exercising, y...
今天我们要学的词是low-key。 Low-key, 低调的，不张扬的。 The actor leads a low-key life off screen, 这个演员在银幕背后的日常生活中十分低调。 Pop singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to get married and she...
今天我们要学的词是on the rise。 On the rise，正在上升。 The hip-hop singer's popularity is on the rise, 这个嘻哈歌手现在越来越红。最新研究显示， The number of concussions suffered by kids playing organized sports i...
今天我们要学的词是sugarcoat。 To sugarcoat, 意思是粉饰、美化，让一件事情更容易被人接受。 Our team has lost five consecutive games. There is no way to sugarcoat it, 我们球队已经连输五场，这种事实没办法掩...
