今天我们要学的词是nosedive. Nosedive作为动词，是大跌，暴跌的意思。New CDC research shows that birth rates for teens in the United States continued to nosedive in 2017, dropping 7 percent from the year before. 美国疾病控制与...
今天我们要学的词是downward. Downward作为形容词，有向下的意思。The U.S. prison population extended an eight-year downward trend that has been driven by federal and state sentencing reforms over the past decade. 过去10年美国联...
今天我们要学的词是salvage. Salvage动词，有拯救，挽救的意思。South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to Washington on Tuesday was focused on how to salvage the upcoming Trump-Kim summit. 韩国总统文在寅星期二访问华盛...
今天我们要学的词是slum. Slum贫民窟。The United Nations human rights chief has slammed Israel, saying that 1.9 million people in Gaza are caged in a toxic slum from birth to death. 联合国人权事务高级专员批评以色列，说加沙...
今天我们要学的词是take off. To take off意思是起飞。A Boeing 737 with 113 people aboard crashed and burned just after taking off from a Havana airport. 一架载有113人的波音737客机从古巴哈瓦那一家机场起飞后不久坠机...
今天我们要学的词是worst case scenario. Worst case scenario最坏的情况。The World Health Organization said it is preparing for the worst case scenario for an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 世界卫生组织说，正在...
今天我们要学的词是subject to. Subject to形容词，有受制于，被迫接受的意思。U.S. diplomats and embassy staff in Pakistan have recently complained of being subject to searches and questioning by intelligence officials when leav...
今天我们要学的词是symbolic. Symbolic形容词，意思是有象征性的，有象征意义的。Two black men arrested for sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each. 在费城一...
今天我们要学的词是finalize. To finalize意思是最后敲定。U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finalized details of the June 12th summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump last week. 美国国务卿蓬佩...
今天我们要学的词是predecessor. Predecessor前任。Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his predecessor, former Prime Minister Najib Razak, was barred from leaving the country. 马来西亚新当选的总理马哈蒂尔说，他...
今天我们要学的词是turmoil. Turmoil 名词，意思是混乱。A suicide-attack against the headquarters of the Libyan electoral commission has thrown plans for parliamentary and presidential elections into turmoil. 利比亚选举委员会受到...
今天我们要学的词是follower. Follower 名词，追随者，粉丝。European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says German philosopher Karl Marx shouldn't be judged for the crimes that his followers committed decades after his death. 欧...
今天我们要学的词是substantive. Substantive形容词，实质性的。U.S. President Donald Trump said a time and place have been determined for the planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and Washington and Pyongyang are engage...
今天我们要学的词是temporary. Temporary形容词，临时的。The Trump administration will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation. 川普政府将...
今天我们要学的词是time zone. Time zone时区。North Korea readjusted its time zone to match South Korea's last Saturday. 朝鲜上星期六调整时区，开始跟韩国的时区保持一致。The Koreas used the same time zone for decades...
