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今天我们要学的词是hunch。 Hunch, 直觉。"I have a hunch that he won't show up," 我的直觉告诉我他不会来。"His reaction reinforced my hunch," 他的反应进一步加深了我的直觉。"Call it a hunch, but I am sure he was lying," 也许是直觉吧，可我敢肯定他是在撒谎。
对于美国阿肯色州的达格尔斯夫妇来说，18个孩子显然并不嫌多。达格尔斯夫人最近参加减肥计划，但体重却纹丝不动，而是还经常感觉疲惫不堪。"A pregnancy test confirmed her hunch: She is expecting again," 妊娠测验结果证实了她的直觉，那就是，她又怀上了。好的，今天我们学习的词是hunch...
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今天我们要学的词是phenomenon。 Phenomenon, 杰出人物，奇才。"A new album by Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing phenomenon, won't be released until Nov. 24, but it has already hit No.1 on Amazon's Music Best Sellers list," 苏格兰歌唱奇才苏珊.波伊尔的新专辑虽然要到11月24号才会上市，但是如今已经登上了亚马逊购物网音乐类畅销唱片的榜首。
美国乔治亚州十七岁的网球选手奥丁恩在美国网球公开赛上过关斩将，所向披靡。"Georgia fans are cheering on the teen tennis phenomenon," 她在乔治亚州的粉丝们为这个十几岁的网球奇才呐喊助威。好的，今天我们学习的词是phenomenon...
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今天我们要学的词是boom。 Boom, 是繁荣、兴起、迅速增加的意思。最新统计数字显示，加州地区最近两年损失了95万多个工作机会。"The job losses during the last two years wiped out the jobs created during the four years of economic boom from 2003 to 2007," 过去两年间失去的工作机会比2003到2007年四年经济繁荣时期创造的就业机会还要多。
预计在今后几年内，联邦政府在华盛顿地区将创造12万个就业机会。"A hiring boom would have widespread employment and housing benefits for the entire region," 这一招聘高潮将为该地区的就业和房屋市场带来广泛的好处。好的，今天我们学习的词是boom...
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今天我们要学的词是take by storm。 Take by storm, 意思是彻底征服。世界排名第70位的美国乔治亚州17岁女子网球选手奥丁恩在本届美国网球公开赛上过关斩将。"The 17-year-old Melaine Oudin took the tennis world by storm at the U.S. open," 17岁的奥丁恩在美国网球公开赛上一举征服了网球世界。
不久前，以黑色闪电博尔特为首的牙买加田径团队在柏林举行的世界田径锦标赛中表现出色。"The Jamaican track and field team took Berlin by storm," 牙买加田径选手们征服了柏林。好的，今天我们学习的词是take by storm...
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今天我们要学的词是bullying。 Bullying, 指恃强凌弱的行为。研究显示，"Six out of ten American teenagers witness an act of bullying once a day," 美国十几岁的孩子中，十个人里有六个人每天都会亲眼目睹有人被欺负。九月份学校开学，"The start of the school year puts bullying back in the spotlight," 新学年的开始又让校园里恃强凌弱的现象成为了大家关注的焦点。
恃强凌弱不光发生在校园里，工作场所也很普遍。"New research shows that victims of bullying in the workplace often have sleep problems," 最新研究显示，在工作场所被欺负往往会影响睡眠。好的，今天我们学习的词是bullying...
