今天我们要学的词是 tax break. Tax break 意思是减税优惠。President Obama proposed to expand a tax break for working parents with children under 5. 美国总统奥巴马提议扩大有五岁以下孩子的在职父母可以享受的减税...
今天我们要学的词是 exonerate. Exonerate 动词，是免除罪则的意思。DNA evidence helped to exonerate a North Carolina man who served 37 years behind bars for two murders he didn't commit. 美国北卡罗来纳州一名男子因为两起...
今天我们要学的词是 deface. Deface 动词，意思是对外表进行涂改和破坏。奥斯卡提名影片美国狙击手在美国引起争议。A billboard for the film American Sniper in Los Angeles was defaced with the word Murder! in red...
今天我们要学的词是 firearm. Firearm 枪支，武器。The Transportation Security Administration discovered 2,212 firearms in passenger's carry-on bags or on their bodies last year. 美国运输安全局去年在乘客身上或是他们随身携...
今天我们要学的词是 speaker. Speaker 做为名词，有议长的意思。Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York assembly, was arrested and charged with taking bribes. 任职多年的美国纽约州众议院议长谢尔登.西尔弗...
今天我们要学的词是 a string of. A string of 一连串的。Hyundai Motors is set to release a string of brand-new models, targeting young consumers in their 20s and 30s. 现代汽车公司计划推出一系列新款汽车，目的是吸引二三...
今天我们要学的词是 underrepresented. Underrepresented 形容词，意思是未得到充分代表的。皮尤研究中心的一份调查结果显示，Americans with no religious affiliation are the most underrepresented group in Congress. 没有...
今天我们要学的词是 conspire. Conspire 动词，意思是串通，图谋。Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have agreed to pay $415 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged they conspired in their hiring practices. 苹果，谷歌，英特尔和...
今天我们要学的词是 crowdfunding. Crowdfunding 众筹。A new generation of scientists are leveraging crowdfunding and social media to raise money for research. 新一代科学家开始利用众筹和社交媒体为研究项目集资。Duke U...
今天我们要学的词是 sniper. Sniper 狙击手。The Oscar-nominated film American Sniper raked in a record-smashing $90.2 million in North America over the weekend. 奥斯卡提名电影《美国狙击手》上周末北美票房9020万美元，刷...
今天我们要学的词是 energy drink. Energy drink 能量饮料。The energy drink industry is booming in the U.S. with 60% growth between 2008 to 2012. 美国能量饮料工业成长迅速，2008年到2012年涨幅高达60%。Three senators rais...
今天我们要学的词是 conventional. Conventional 形容词，常规的，传统的。A new study shows that e-cigarettes are much less addictive than conventional cigarettes. 一项最新研究显示，电子烟的上瘾程度远远低于传统香...
今天我们要学的词是 normalize. To normalize 意思是实现正常化。Cuba released 53 political prisoners as it works towards normalizing relations with the U.S. after decades of hostility. 古巴释放了53名政治犯，跟美国向两国关...
今天我们要学的词是 black box. Black box 黑匣子。Indonesian navy divers retrieved both black boxes from the wreckage of an AirAsia passenger jet. 印尼海军潜水员打捞上来了亚航失事客机的两个黑匣子。The information p...
今天我们要学的词是 unity. Unity 是团结的意思。World leaders joined millions of people in a unity rally in Paris to show solidarity for the victims of the recent deadly attacks by Islamic extremists. 国际社会领袖跟数百万民众一...
