今天我们要学的词是 root cause。Root cause 根本原因。世界经济论坛说，The lack of competitiveness in Europe is the root cause of financial instability and rising unemployment numbers in the region. 缺乏竞争力是欧洲经济不...
今天我们要学的词是dual。Dual 双重的。A number of Taiwan residents who hold dual citizenships have chosen to renounce their American citizenship to avoid paying taxes under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. 一些拥有双重国籍的...
今天我们要学的词是exclusion。Exclusion 意思是排除在外。The Boy Scouts of America will consider ending its policy of exclusion of gay leaders and scouts. 美国童子军将考虑取消禁止同性恋加入童子军或是担任童子军...
今天我们要学的词是expansion。Expansion 扩展，扩充。The Kennedy Arts Center unveiled a $100 million expansion plan. 肯尼迪艺术中心宣布扩展计划，耗资一亿美元。President Obama supported the expansion of H1B visas fro...
今天我们要学的词是outsize。Outsize，形容词，是特别大的意思。美国房屋市场出现复苏，新房供应量下降，Though new homes represent less than 20 percent of housing sales, they have an outsized impact on the economy....
今天我们要学的词是pitch。Pitch可以是推销的意思，既可以作名词也可以作动词。At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia. 在达沃斯世...
今天我们要学的词是lip sync。Lip sync 是lip synchronization的简称，意思是对口型，假唱。Pop singer Beyonce is alleged to have lip synced the national anthem at President Obama's second inauguration. 流行歌手碧昂丝被指在...
今天我们要学的词是vent。Vent，作动词是发泄情感的意思。美国加州塔夫特高中发生枪击案后，Parents attended an information meeting at the school and vented their fury over the school's inaction prior to the shooting....
今天我们要学的词是commission。Commission是佣金，抽成的意思。比如，He gets an 8% commission on every sale he makes. 他每做成一笔生意就能提取8%的佣金。最近，美国的梅西百货表示，Great deals and the con...
今天我们要学的词是counseling。Counseling 是名词，有咨询的意思。比如，financial counseling 金融咨询。Despite extensive support and counseling, 349 U.S. service members committed suicide in 2012. 尽管能够得到广泛的支...
