今天我们要学的词是 in exchange for. In exchange for 作为交换。In exchange for keeping a thousand jobs in Indiana, the heating and air conditioning maker Carrier will get $7 million in tax breaks. 暖通空调生产商开利同意将1000个...
今天我们要学的词是 human shield. Human shield 人体盾牌。ISIS militants have reportedly taken civilians captive and used them as human shields. 伊斯兰国激进分子据报抓捕平民，用他们做自己的人体盾牌。Some 2,000 U...
今天我们要学的词是 incentives.Incentives 名词，奖励措施，激励机制。Heating and air-conditioning maker Carrier said incentives offered by Indiana were key in its decision to keep 1,000 jobs in the U.S. 暖通空调制造商开利公...
今天我们要学的词是 come forward. To come forward 有站出来的意思。Around 350 victims have come forward to say that they were sexually abused as children by youth football coaches in Britain. 英国已经有大约350名受害者站出来...
今天我们要学的词是 repeal. Repeal 作为动词，有废止，废除的意思。President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to repeal Obamacare on the campaign trail. 美国当选总统川普在竞选期间，多次誓言要废除奥巴马医...
今天我们要学的词是 divided. Divided 形容词，有分裂的意思。A new poll shows that 85 percent of Americans believe the country is more divided on major issues than it has been in recent years. 一项新民调显示，85%的美国人认...
今天我们要学的词是 conflicts of interest. Conflicts of interest 利益冲突。President-elect Donald Trump has been facing questions about conflicts of interest for not putting his personal assets in a blind trust. 美国当选总统川普不...
今天我们要学的词是 cronyism. Cronyism 名词，任人唯亲。South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been named a suspect in a cronyism scandal that has gripped the nation. 在一起牵动全国神经的任人唯亲丑闻案中，韩国总统...
今天我们要学的词是 mourning. Mourning 作为名词，有哀悼的意思。The Cuban government has declared a nine-day period of mourning following the death of Fidel Castro. 菲德尔 卡斯特罗去世后，古巴政府宣布，进行为期九...
今天我们要学的词是 recount. Recount 作为名词，有重新计算的意思。Green Party candidate Jill Stein raised $4.8 million to push for an election recount in three key states won by Donald Trump. 绿党候选人斯坦恩集资480万美...
今天我们要学的词是 apprehension. Apprehension 作为名词，有逮捕的意思。The U.S. Customs and Border agency will deploy an additional 150 agents to the southern border to deal with a recent rise in apprehensions. 美国海关和边境...
今天我们要学的词是 expedition. Expedition 作为名词，有探险的意思。Israel is embarking on an archaeological expedition to try to find more of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 以色列派出一支考古探险队，寻找更多死海古卷。...
今天我们要学的词是 radical. Radical 作为名词，有激进分子的意思。Austria's interior ministry says that of the 287 Islamic radicals identified in the country in the past few years, 40 percent arrived as migrants looking for asylu...
今天我们要学的词是 cholera. Cholera 名词，霍乱。According to the World Health Organization, suspected cases of cholera in Yemen have doubled to over 4,000 within 12 days. 世界卫生组织说，也门疑似霍乱的病例在12天里翻了...
今天我们要学的词是 hate crime. Hate crime 仇恨犯罪。The FBI reported that hate crimes against minorities rose seven percent in the United States last year. 美国联邦调查局报告说，美国去年针对少数族裔的仇恨犯罪上涨...
