今天我们要学的词是 galvanize. Galvanize 动词，有刺激的意思。美国总统奥巴马不久前说，The United States is the only country that can galvanize the world community to take action against a major crisis. 面对大规模危机...
今天我们要学的词是 unilateral. Unilateral 形容词，意思是单方面的。House Speaker John Boehner warned President Obama against unilateral action on immigration reform. 美国国会众议院议长博纳警告奥巴马总统，不要在...
今天我们要学的词是 harbinger. Harbinger 名词，有先驱，前兆的意思。很多业内人士认为，Cloud computing is the harbinger of the next stage in the Internet revolution. 云计算是因特网革命下一个阶段的先驱。一项...
今天我们要学的词是 cluster. Cluster 名词，是一群，一簇的意思。有报道说，A new technology cluster will be created to spread over five cities in the North of England. 英国北部将建立一个跨五大城市的科技密集区...
今天我们要学的词是 exposure. Exposure 名词，意思是暴露。The Pentagon will offer examinations and long-term health monitoring to troops and veterans for exposure to chemical agents in Iraq. 五角大楼将让现行和退役军人体检...
今天我们要学的词是 explode. Explode 动词，意思是爆炸。不久前，A British man was smoking an e-cigarette when it overheated and exploded, sending him to the hospital. 英国有个人抽电子烟的时候，电子烟过热发生爆炸...
今天我们要学的词是 high-profile. High-profile 两个单词中间用横杠相连，做形容词，意思是高调的，高知名度的。苹果公司首席执行官库克出柜。Mr. Cook has become the most high-profile gay man in the corpor...
今天我们要学的词是 manual. Manual 做为名词，有手册，指南的意思。伊斯兰国激进分子依靠社交媒体扩大自身影响，不过，他们也担心社交媒体会给自己安全带来危害。金融时报说，An instructi...
今天我们要学的词是 convert. Convert 做为名词，有皈依者的意思。加拿大首都渥太华上星期发生枪击事件。The attacker was a recent convert to Islam. 枪击事件的肇事者不久前刚刚皈依了伊斯兰教。枪击事...
今天我们要学的词是 faulty. Faulty 形容词，有缺损的意思。最新报道显示，More than 30 million cars nationwide are equipped with faulty airbags. 美国全国有三千多万辆汽车的安全气囊质量有问题。The owner of...
今天我们要学的词是 protocol. Protocol 名词，意思是规定，规范。国际医疗人道救援组织无国界医生说，Doctors Without Borders has put in place stringent protocols to protect their staff from exposure to Ebola virus and...
今天我们要学的词是 ransom. Ransom 名词，意思是赎金。美国财政部说，ISIS has made at least $20 million from ransom payments this year. 伊斯兰国今年光赎金收入就至少有两千万美元。美国财政部一位高级官员...
今天我们要学的词是 skyscraper. Skyscraper 摩天大楼。泰国一家地产开发商准备在曼谷盖一栋摩天大楼。It will be the world's ninth tallest skyscraper when it is completed in 2019. 这座大楼2019年建成后将是世界上...
今天我们要学的词是 open letter. Open letter 公开信。More than 120 Muslim scholars around the world released an open letter to the fighters and followers of the Islamic State, denouncing them as un-Islamic. 世界各地120多位穆斯林学...
今天我们要学的词是 reimburse. Reimburse 动词，有退钱，报销的意思。ATT's wireless division will reimburse customers for unlawfully billing their accounts. 美国ATT公司的无线服务部门因非法收费，将把钱退还给用户...
