今天我们要学的词是 subpoena. Subpoena 作为动词，是传唤，发出传票的意思。U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors about their detention by Iran if the Obama administration doesn't provide its...
今天我们要学的词是 incident. Incident 名词，事件。一架飞往纽约的国际班机因为驾驶员被激光照射被迫折返回伦敦。有关官员说，The incident underlined the safety risks posed to aircraft by lasers. 这一事件...
今天我们要学的词是 natural causes. Natural causes 自然因素。Investigators determined the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died of natural causes. 调查人员得出结论，美国联邦最高法院大法官斯卡利亚属于...
今天我们要学的词是 membership. Membership 名词，意思是成员资格和身份。Bosnia handed in its application for EU membership on Monday. 波斯尼亚星期一提交了加入欧盟的申请。The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc...
今天我们要学的词是 preside. To preside 动词，有主持的意思。Pope Francis presided over an outdoor Mass in the impoverished outskirts of Mexico City. 罗马天主教教宗方济各在墨西哥城贫困郊区主持了一场室外弥撒。...
今天我们要学的词是comply. Comply 动词，意思是遵守。The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has issued a formal notice to Facebook to comply with European data protection laws or face potential penalties. 法国负责数据保护...
今天我们要学的词是developer. Developer 名词，有开发商的意思。Taiwanese authorities have arrested the developer of a building which collapsed during the earthquake last weekend. 台湾当局拘捕了上周末在地震中倒塌的一栋...
今天我们要学的词是connection. Connection 名词，有关系，关联的意思。Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 because of their connections to extremist groups. 2015年年中以来，推特已经关闭了12万...
今天我们要学的词是contemplate. Contemplate 动词，有深思熟虑的意思。Peyton Manning said he is contemplating retirement from the NFL after winning his second Super Bowl title. 曼宁赢得了他职业橄榄球生涯的第二个超级...
今天我们要学的词是 provocative. Provocative 形容词，挑衅性的。U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice called North Koreas launch of a long-range rocket a destabilizing and provocative move. 美国国家安全顾问赖斯说，朝鲜...
今天我们要学的词是 outlay. Outlay 作为名词，有费用，支出的意思。美国共和党总统参选人川普去年第四季度的竞选开销是680万美元。The outlay is less than half of what Ted Cruz, his nearest rival in the pol...
今天我们要学的词是 clemency. Clemency 作为名词，有宽恕的意思。The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles plans to consider a clemency request from the states oldest death row inmate. 乔治亚州赦免和假释委员会将考虑该州...
今天我们要学的词是 explosive. Explosive形容词，爆炸性的。The World Health Organization warned of the explosive spread of the Zika virus through the Americas. 世界卫生组织警告说，寨卡病毒很可能在美洲大陆出现爆炸...
今天我们要学的词是 placate. To placate有安抚的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that most refugees would go home once the conflicts are over. 德国总理默...
今天我们要学的词是 margin of error. Margin of error 误差幅度。最近民调显示，爱奥华州党团会议召开前夕，Hillary Clinton has a three percentage-point lead over Bernie Sanders, within the polls margin of error of 4 perce...
