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今天我们要学的词是memorable。 Memorable, 意思是令人难忘的。上星期天晚上是美国第52届格莱美颁奖典礼。"The most memorable moment was the onstage appearance of Michael Jackson's kids to accept their father's lifetime achievement award," 迈克尔.杰克逊的孩子上台代表父亲领取终身成就奖的场面是最令人难忘的一幕。
下星期天是美国一年一度的超级杯橄榄球大赛，很多大公司不惜重金，购买广告时段。"Most of the Super Bowl ads are entertaining and memorable," 超级杯大多数广告都很有趣味，令人难忘。好的，今天我们学习的词是memorable...
第912课
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今天我们要学的词是replacement。 Replacement, 意思是替代，替补。"The coach chose Jimmy as the replacement for the injured quarterback," 教练选择Jimmy代替受伤的四分位。"The basketball player just had a knee replacement surgery," 这个篮球选手刚刚接受了膝关节置换手术。
上星期宣布召回数百万辆汽车后，丰田公司星期一表示，已经找到了解决办法。"Toyota said replacement parts are being shipped out to dealers right now," 丰田公司表示，替换部件已经开始运往汽车经销商手中。好的，今天我们学习的词是replacement...
第913课
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今天我们要学的词是drawn-out。 Drawn-out, 意思是冗长的。"The team's drawn-out search for a head coach is finally coming to an end," 球队长时间来寻找主教练的努力终于有了结果。"The drawn-out contract negotiation may be headed to court," 合同谈判长时间无法达成协议，最后可能要在法庭上见。"President Obama admitted that the drawn-out health care debate has hurt his administration and his party," 美国总统奥巴马承认，关于医保改革的冗长的辩论对美国政府和他所在的民主党都造成了伤害。好的，今天我们学习的词是drawn-out...
第914课
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今天我们要学的词是level off。 To level off, 是稳定下来的意思。 "At some major banks, the number of bad loans is starting to level off," 一些大银行的坏帐案例正在逐步稳定下来。
最新研究发现， "U.S. obesity rates are leveling off after decades of skyrocketing growth," 几十年急剧攀升后，美国人的肥胖率开始稳定下来。但与此同时，"Although heart disease death rates have been falling in the U.S. for four decades, they are now leveling off for young men and women," 虽然美国心脏病死亡率四十年来一直下降，但是年轻男性和女性的心脏病死亡率的下降趋势正在慢慢停下来。好的，今天我们学习的词是level off...
第915课
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今天我们要学的词是on a shoestring。 Shoestring, 是鞋带的意思。 "On a shoestring," 意思就是小本经营。"They started the company on a shoestring and made it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise," 他们小本经营开办了这家公司，逐步发展成为价值数十亿美元的大企业。"The free clinic is operating on a shoestring budget with volunteer doctors and nurses," 这家免费诊所资金有限，在那里帮忙的医生和护士都是义务服务。"The award winning movie was produced on a shoestring budget," 这部获奖影片是低成本制作。好的，今天我们学习的词是on a shoestring...