今天我们要学的词是 jail time. Jail time 坐牢。A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat on U.S. emissions tests and could face jail time. 大众汽车公司的一名工程师承认合谋在美国尾气排放测试中作弊...
今天我们要学的词是 state-run. State-run 形容词，国有的，国营的。Turkey's state-run news agency reported a car bomb that wounded 50 people near the ruling party's headquarters. 土耳其国营通讯社报道，执政党总部附近发...
今天我们要学的词是 blanket ban. Blanket ban 一律禁止。France has become the first country to issue a blanket ban on plastic dishware. 法国成为第一个全面禁止使用塑料餐具的国家。Russia kicked off its own Paralympics a...
今天我们要学的词是 concussion. Concussion 名词，脑震荡。最新研究显示，The annual rate of concussions that send youth soccer players to the emergency room increased by nearly 1,600 percent from 1990 to 2014. 每年因为踢足球脑...
今天我们要学的词是 pneumonia. Pneumonia 名词，肺炎。U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. 美国民主党总统候选人希拉里克林顿上星期五被诊断出肺炎。Stati...
今天我们要学的词是 antibacterial. Antibacterial 形容词，抗菌的。The Food and Drug Administration banned 19 ingredients commonly used to make antibacterial soaps. 美国食品和药物管理局宣布，禁止使用生产抗菌肥皂常用...
今天我们要学的词是 downgrade. Downgrade 动词，有降级的意思。The World Wildlife Fund has downgraded the giant panda from endangered to vulnerable. 世界野生动物基金会将大熊猫从濒危物种降级为易危物种。The Int...
今天我们要学的词是 savanna. Savanna 名词，稀树草原。A comprehensive census shows that the savanna elephant population in 18 African countries decreased by nearly a third between 2007 and 2014. 一项综合全面的研究显示，18个非...
今天我们要学的词是 saint. Saint 名词，圣人。Pope Francis officially declared Mother Teresa a saint, 19 years after her death. 教皇方济各正式宣布，19年前过世的特蕾莎修女为圣人。Pope Francis praised her as a merci...
今天我们要学的词是 on the sidelines. On the sidelines 在外围。Syria was a major topic for discussion on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. 叙利亚是G20峰会外围会谈的主要话题。U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian Presiden...
今天我们要学的词是 infrastructure. Infrastructure 名词，基础设施。Japan promised to spend $30 billion by 2018 on infrastructure development, education and healthcare in Africa. 日本保证在2018年以前投入300亿美元，帮助非...
今天我们要学的词是 underestimate. Underestimate 动词，低估。Germany's vice Chancellor said Chancellor Angela Merkel had underestimated the challenges of integrating migrants. 德国副总理说，德国总理默克尔低估了帮助移民...
今天我们要学的词是 overstay. Overstay 动词，有逾期不归的意思。The U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed, if elected, to crack down on illegal immigrants who overstay their visa. 美国共和党总统候选人川...
今天我们要学的词是 penetrate. Penetrate 动词，渗透。The FBI has found evidence that foreign hackers penetrated two state election databases in recent weeks. 美国联邦调查局发现证据显示，最近几周外国黑客渗透了美国...
今天我们要学的词是 de facto. De facto 实际上的，事实上的。The Pentagon said recently that the United States hasn't created a de facto no-fly zone in Northern Syria. 五角大楼最近说，美国并没有在叙利亚北部建立事实...
