今天我们要学的词是compelling。 Compelling, 做为形容词，有令人信服的意思。现任州长做了很多改善民生的事情， I see no compelling reason to vote him out of office, 我看不出任何令人信服的理由，要投票...
今天我们要学的词是faze。 Faze, 意思是使人感到困扰，胆怯，通常用于否定句。 Criticism doesnt faze him, 别人的批评不会让他乱了阵脚。 We had lost three games in a row, but that didnt faze us, 我们虽然连输三...
今天我们要学的词是sound off。 To sound off about something, 有抱怨的意思。 Local residents sounded off about plans to cut library hours, 当地居民对缩短图书馆的开放时间表示不满。 The player sounded off about the te...
今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants, 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。华盛顿红人队教练沙纳汉因...
今天我们要学的词是honor. Honor, 动词，表达敬意。 The school renamed the stadium to honor its basketball coach who served the school for 30 years, 学校用任职30年的教练的名字重新命名球场，表达对他的敬意。同事...
今天我们要学的词是repeal. Repeal, 撤销，废止。在国会中期选举中， California voters rejected a call by the teachers unions to repeal a series of tax breaks for corporations, 加州选民否决了教师工会提出撤销公司减税...
今天我们要学的词是walk a fine line. To walk a fine line, 小心行事。 Coaches have to walk a fine line between pushing their players to their full potential and pushing them too hard, 做为教练，一定要在鼓励运动员充分发挥潜...
今天我们要学的词是cave in。To cave in, 意思是屈于压力而让步。 All my friends are on Facebook now. I finally caved in and got registered, 我朋友都在用 Facebook. 我没办法，只好也去注册了一个帐户。 Amazon cave...
今天我们要学的词是at odds。 At odds, 意见分歧。 Costa Rica and Nicaragua remain at odds over border disputes, 哥斯达黎加和尼加拉瓜在边界问题上继续争执不休。在是否应该取消对军人同性恋不问不说的政策...
今天我们要学的词是let somebody down。 To let somebody down, 有未履行承诺，让某人失望的意思。 The newly elected Mayor promised he will not let the voters down, 新当选的市长保证说，自己绝对不会让选民失望。...
今天我们要学的词是mainstay。 Mainstay, 支柱，重要来源。 Picture books, a mainstay of childrens literature, have been on the decline, 儿童文学的重要组成部分---图画书发行的数量正在走下坡路。在美国， Cranb...
今天我们要学的词是dialogue。 Dialogue, 对话。 Freed Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi called for dialogue with the Myanmar government, 缅甸民主运动领袖昂山素季获释后，呼吁跟缅甸政府展开对话。 Russia and Japan...
今天我们要学的词是intrusive。Intrusive, 有侵犯的意思。美国机场加强安检，包括全身扫描和拍摸式搜身，引起很多乘客不满。不过，美国运输安全管理局负责人说， New rules requiring 'intrusive' pa...
今天我们要学的词是jaw-dropping。 Jaw-dropping, 令人惊讶的。 The seventh Harry Potter movie opened to a jaw-dropping $330 million in global ticket sales over the weekend, 《哈利-波特7》周末上映全球票房3.3亿美元，让人跌...
今天我们要学的词是doorbuster。 Doorbuster, 开门大抢购，指商品在特定时间内减价出售，通常指早上到中午这段时间。感恩节过后的星期五，也就是所谓的Black Friday是美国一年当中商品最便宜的一...
