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今天我们要学的词是hoax。 Hoax, 骗局、恶作剧。美国警方证实，上星期的“气球男孩”事件是一起事先策划的恶作剧, "The police have confirmed that the ’balloon boy’ incident was a hoax." 俄
亥俄州一名女子在一家服装商店声称中了六和彩，愿意为所有五百美元以下的消费买单。"It turned out to be a hoax and caused angry customers to loot the store," 结果证明是一场骗局，受骗的消费者一气之下，洗劫了这家服装商店。德克萨斯一名美军士兵为开小差，设计绑架案，结果被判三年徒刑, "A Texas soldier was sentenced to three years in prison for a kidnapping hoax." 好的，今天我们学习的词是hoax...
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今天我们要学的词是speak volumes。 Speak volumes, 意思是充分说明。"The standing ovation at the end of his speech spoke volumes of his popularity," 他讲话结束后，全场听众起立鼓掌，充分显示了他受欢迎的程度。"His body language spoke volumes about his disappointment," 他的肢体语言充分显示了他的失望程度。
"He refused to comment on the report, but his angry look spoke volumes," 他拒绝对报道发表评论，但是他愤怒的表情充分说明了问题。好的，今天我们学习的词是speak volumes...
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今天我们要学的词是pose。 Pose, 做为动词，有冒充的意思。"The police are looking for a robber posed as a cop," 警方正在搜捕一个假冒警察的抢劫犯。"A 52-year old man was arrested for posing as a high school senior," 一名52岁男子因为假冒高中毕业班学生被捕。"A burglar posed as a home buyer and stole $30,000 worth of cash and jewelry," 一名入室盗窃犯假冒看房的人，盗取了价值三万美元的现金和首饰。
美国航空航天局的一个科研人员涉嫌为以色列当间谍被捕。"He was caught in an FBI sting in which an undercover agent posed as an Israeli spy," 他是在联邦调查局一次秘密行动中，被假冒以色列间谍的探员捕获的。好的，今天我们学习的词是pose...
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今天我们要学的词是call it quits。 Call it quits， 意思是停止，了结。"The negotiators decided to call it quits for the night," 谈判人员决定今天晚上就谈到这儿。"The band plans to call it quits at the end of the tour," 这个乐队打算巡回演出结束就散伙儿。"The couple decided to seek counseling before calling it quits," 这对伴侣决定在分手前尝试一下情感咨询。"The veteran quarterback called it quits because of injury," 这个老练的橄榄球四分位因为受伤宣布退役。好的，今天我们学习的词是call it quits... 第840课
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今天我们要学的词是happy ending。 A happy ending, 美好的结局。"Fairy tales always have a happy ending," 童话故事往往会有美好的结局。"There was a happy ending to the love story," 这个爱情故事最后有一个美好的结局。"It was a happy ending when the abducted girl was returned to her parents unharmed," 被绑架的女孩回到父母身边，而且毛发未伤，这真是个好结局。"The 5-year old boy was reunited with his missing dog, giving the story a happy ending," 一个五岁的男孩跟自己走失的爱犬团聚了，让故事有了一个圆满的结局。好的，今天我们学习的词是happy ending...