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今天我们要学的词是 gadget. Gadget is spelled g-a-d-g-e-t , gadget. Gadget 意思是小玩意，小工具，经常用来指小电器产品。比如，My friend Michael is a gadget freak who always wants to get his hands on the latest inventions. 我朋友Michael是小电器产品发烧友，有什么新玩意他都得拿来玩玩。The company caters to high-end users who crave the newest gadgets. 这家公司专门服务那些热衷最新小电器产品的高端用户。苹果手机问世五年。For users, iPhone has changed from a gadget to a way of life. 对用户来说，苹果手机已经从一个小小的通讯工具，变成了一种生活方式。好的，今天我们学习的词是 gadget, gadget, gadget.

 

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今天我们要学的词是 power. Power is spelled p-o-w-e-r, power. Power 大家都知道，power是权力，但是power另外一个常用的意思是电力。美国首都华盛顿周边地区上周五晚上遭受暴风雨袭击。More than 640,000 homes and businesses across the region lost power during the storm. 华盛顿周边地区有64万多个住家和商店断电。For some, the power won't be back until the end of the week. 对某些人来说，可能要等到这个周末才会来电。A large number of public schools with summer programs are closed because of the power outage. 很多学校的暑期活动都因为断电而取消。
好的，今天我们学习的词是 power, power, power...

 

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今天我们要学的词是interim. Interim is spelled i-n-t-e-r-i-m, interim. Interim 做为形容词，意思是临时的。比如，interim government 临时政府。再比如，The two sides reached an interim agreement that will last for 30 days. 双方达成临时协议，有效期30天。Best Buy's interim CEO said the electronics seller is committed to fundamental changes. 百思买电器公司的临时首席执行官说，这家电器商店决心要做出彻底改变。美国维吉尼亚大学校长被解职引起轩然大波后，UVA's Board of Visitors appointed an interim president after almost 12 hours of debate. 维吉尼亚大学校董经过近12个小时的辩论后，指任了新的临时校长。好的，今天我们学习的词是 interim, interim, interim...

 

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今天我们要学的词是 work-related. Work is spelled w-o-r-k, related is spelled r-e-l-a-t-e-d, work-related. Work-related 与工作有关的。比如，He claimed that the travel expenses were all work-related. 他说，外出旅行的这些开支都是跟工作有关的。最新研究显示，The more work-related stress parents experience, the more likely their children are to eat unhealthy meals. 家长在工作上的压力越大，他们的孩子吃不健康食物的可能性也就越大。More than 8,000 cancer deaths in Britain each year are work-related. 英国每年有八千多起癌症死亡都是由工作引起的。好，今天我们学习的词是 work-related, work-related, work-related...

 

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Something is happening, 这句话语法对吗？

 

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今天我们要学的词是acquisition。 Acquisition, 收购。美国互联网公司美国在线出价3.15亿美元，收购时政资讯网站赫芬顿邮报。 "This acquisition will help AOL gain a strong foothold in the online media world," 这起收购案有助于美国在线加强自身在网上媒体世界中的地位。 "It will be AOL's largest acquisition since it was separated from Time Warner in 2009," 这将是美国在线2009年脱离时代华纳以来规模最大的一起收购案。好的，今天我们学习的词是acquisition...

 

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今天我们要学的词是 next-generation. Next-generation 下一代的，新一代的。Possible images of the next-generation iPhone keep popping up online. 网络上不断出现可能是新一代苹果手机的图片。Intel is committing $4.1 billion to the research of next-generation chip technology. 因特尔公司保证投入41亿美元，用于新一代芯片技术的研究。Toyota will debut the next-generation of their Lexus LS full-sized luxury sedan on July 30th. 丰田汽车公司将在7月30号首次展示他们的雷克萨斯LS豪华轿车。好的，今天我们学习的词是 next-generation, next-generation, next-generation...

 

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今天我们要学的词是 per se. Per se是自身，本身的意思。Google claims that Google+ is not a social media per se. 谷歌声称，Google+ 并非完全意义上的社交媒体。Web bloggers are not journalists per se. 网络博主们并非真正意义上的媒体人。His goal is not to make money per se, but to have the satisfaction of making it. 他的目的不是为了赚钱，而是为了能得到赚钱给他带来的满足感。I don't claim to be an expert of Italian cuisine per se, but I guarantee that they have the best pizza in town. 我不敢说自己是意大利美食专家，但是我可以保证，这里的比萨饼是全城最棒的。好的，今天我们学习的词是 per se, per se, per se...

 

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Something is happening, 这句话语法对吗？

happen是有进行时的，它只是没有被动语态。

1。He has a sixth sense for what is happening on the screen and wants to know if he has entered bad data. He will be most effective if the application notifies him of data-entry errors by using subtle visual and audible cues. 他对屏幕上发生的事具有第六感，立即就能知道他是否输入了坏数据，特别是在程序使用微妙的视觉和听觉线索通知数据状态的情况下。

2、A user’s mental model of the computer executing a time-consuming process will quite reasonably be that of a machine cranking along. A static dialog box that merely announces that the computer is Reading Disk may tell users that a time-consuming process is happening, but it doesn’t show that this is true. 用户对计算机执行一个耗时进程的心理模型很像是一个机械转轴，一个表明计算机在读磁盘的静态对话框只能告诉用户一个耗时的进程正在发生，但它并没有显示这真的很耗时

3、We must keep in touch with what is happening in foreign countries. 我们必须了解国外的动态。

4、Compliments and lunches lead to afterwork cocktails, and before she realizes what is happening, she is involved in an affair. 赞美之辞和午餐会发展到下班后去喝一杯。 在她发觉之前，她就已经不知不觉地身陷婚外情了。

5、Electrons streaming into adjacent layers of plasma with their thermal velocities will carry information about what is happening in the oscillating region.http://www.jukuu.com/thread-107048776.html 以热速度流入等离子体邻近层的电子，将携带出现在振荡区域的信息。

 

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今天我们要学的词是 haggle. Haggle 意思是争论，讨价还价，后面经常跟介词 over. The city council continues to haggle over the budget proposal. 市政委员会继续围绕预算提案讨价还价。As the U.S. Congress continues to haggle over how to fix the struggling U.S. Postal Service, its financial health is deteriorating. 美国国会继续讨论整顿美国邮政系统的同时，邮政系统的财政状况持续恶化。Surveys show that most car buyers don't like to haggle over prices. 民意调查显示，大多数买车的人都不愿意在在价钱上讨价还价。好的，今天我们学习的词是 haggle, haggle, haggle....

 

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今天我们要学的词是 noteworthy. Noteworthy意思是值得注意的，值得引起重视的。雅虎公司宣布，年仅37岁的迈耶将担任雅虎公司首席执行官。Her selection is noteworthy both because she is one of only a few woman CEOs in the tech world, and because she is expecting her first child. 她的任命引起了外界的极大关注，不光是因为她是高科技业界为数不多的女性首席执行官之一，而且也因为她正怀着自己的第一个孩子。The results of a new study are noteworthy for the fact that online donors jumped nearly 60 percent compared to two years ago. 最新研究显示，在网上捐钱的人数增加了近60%，这一研究结果值得引起人们的重视。好的，今天我们学习的词是 noteworthy, noteworthy, noteworthy...

 

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Well, we'll have so many things to do. So let's come to the point.

come to the point：谈到正题上来

大家学完单词就来做个翻译练习吧^_^

He didn't come to the point until the class was over.

 

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I am just a small potato in my class.

small potato：喻指无足轻重的小人物

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I don't want to be a small potato in student's union.

 

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no sweat：一点也不费力，没问题

May we proceed?
Sure,no sweat.


大家来翻译一下吧^_^


Is the advanced aerobic exercise hard for you?
Oh，no sweat.

 

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She is so popular in our class that she has a few bosom friends.

bosom friend：知己，好友

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Michael was my bosom friend during my school life.

bosom n. 胸， 胸怀，内心

 

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Everything in her dormitory is kept in apple-pie order.

in apple-pie order：有条不紊

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Coffey keeps her desk very neat and everything is in apple-pie order

 

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Oh, my god! It's 12:40 now, I'm almost not half.

not half：饿得要死

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I'm not half and can eat a horse.

 

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Excuse me, sir, would you please trade seats with me?

trade seats：换座位

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May I trade seats with you, madam?

 

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The decision must be made first thing tomorrow morning.

first thing tomorrow morning ：一大早

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I'll meet you at the school gate first thing tomorrow morning.

 

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Is it a must to learn politics in the university?

must：n. 必修课程

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Japanese is not our selective, but a must.

NOTE:
selective：选修课