今天我们要学的词是 permanent. Permanent 永久性的。British Finance Minister George Osborne warned voters that leaving the European Union would do permanent damage to the British economy. 英国财政大臣奥斯本警告英国选民，离开...
今天我们要学的词是 displaced. Displaced 颠沛流离的。U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the current refugee crisis, with over 70 million displaced people, totally uncontrollable. 联合国秘书长潘基文说，目前7000多万人...
今天我们要学的词是 abide by. To abide by 意思是遵守。南苏丹上星期五正式成为东非共同体的第六个成员国。South Sudan President Kiir pledged to abide by the East Africa Community rules. 南苏丹总统基尔保证遵守...
今天我们要学的词是 unilateral. Unilateral 单边的 ， 单方面的。Azerbaijan announced a unilateral cease-fire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 阿塞拜疆宣布，在有争议的纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫地区实现单方面停...
今天我们要学的词是 coordinate. Coordinate 动词，协调。Islamic nations pledged to establish a policy center in Istanbul to coordinate anti-terrorism efforts. 伊斯兰国家保证要在伊斯坦布尔建议一个政策中心，协同打击...
今天我们要学的词是 road rage. Road rage 路怒。Former NFL football star Will Smith was shot dead during an apparent road rage incident in New Orleans. 美国前橄榄球明星球员史密斯在新奥尔良的一次路怒事件中被射杀身...
今天我们要学的词是 counterweight. Counterweight 用于平衡，制衡的力量。美国国防部长卡特前往印度访问。U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter tried to enhance a relatively new defense relationship with India which the U.S....
今天我们要学的词是 ratchet up. Ratchet up 提高，加剧。U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Washington is ready to ratchet up pressure on increasingly aggressive North Korea. 美国国务卿克里说，美国随时准备对越来越...
今天我们要学的词是border crossing. Border crossing 边境通道。Finland has started tightening controls at two Northern border crossings with Russia to stop illegal crossings. 芬兰加紧对北部两个边境通道的控制，防止有人从...
今天我们要学的词是defect. Defect动词，叛逃。South Korea confirmed that a high ranking North Korean military official defected to the South last year. 韩国证实，朝鲜一名高级军官去年脱北，投奔韩国。就在几天前，...
今天我们要学的词是 acceptance rate. Acceptance rate录取率。Harvard Universitys acceptance rate sank to 5.2% this year, a record low. 哈佛大学今年的录取率跌至5.2%, 再创历史新低。Among Ivy League schools, only Brown Univ...
今天我们要学的词是 interference. Interference 干扰，干涉。Russia said that Turkey should stop interference into the internal affairs of its neighboring countries. 俄罗斯表示，土耳其应该停止干涉邻国内政。South Korean...
今天我们要学的词是 insufficient. Insufficient 形容词，不充分的。Thousands of Chicago teachers went on a one-day strike, calling on the government to address insufficient public school funding. 芝加哥数千名教师罢工一天，呼...
今天我们要学的词是 impeachment. Impeachment 弹劾。South Africas parliament will debate a motion for President Jacob Zumas impeachment. 南非议会将讨论一项弹劾总统祖马的提案。Brazilian President Dilma Rousseffs lawyers wi...
今天我们要学的词是 offshore. Offshore 离岸的。The International Consortium of Investigative Journalism published an extensive investigation into the offshore dealings of the rich and famous. 国际记者调查联盟公布了对有钱人和...
