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学个词Learn a Word第864期:cold turkey
今天我们要学的词是cold turkey。 星期四是感恩节，我们也来说火鸡。不过，cold turkey, 可不是冷火鸡的意思，而是指突然停止某些已经成瘾的坏习惯。"He quit heavy drinking cold turkey," 他没靠任何帮助，断然戒2012-02-27 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第863期:bottleneck
今天我们要学的词是bottleneck。 Bottleneck, 瓶颈，堵塞。"The project will eliminate the bottleneck by widening the road," 这个项目要通过加宽道路来解决交通堵塞的问题。感恩节是美国人坐飞机旅行的高峰期。2012-02-24 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第862期:sequel
今天我们要学的词是sequel。 Sequel, 续集。"The director announced that a sequel is in the works," 导演宣布，他们正在拍续集。"The vampire smash Twilight sequel New Moon has proved to be a huge hit at t2012-02-23 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第861期:holdout
今天我们要学的词是holdout。 Holdout, 指坚决不肯让步的人。"Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas was the last Democratic holdout to agree to a full floor debate on the health care bill in the Senate," 阿肯色州的2012-02-22 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第860期:doomsday
今天我们要学的词是doomsday。 Doomsday, 世界末日。"The doomsday scenario is a repeated theme for science fiction and Hollywood movies," 世界末日是很多科幻小说和好莱坞电影不断重复的主题。"The new disas2012-02-21 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第859期:divided
今天我们要学的词是divided。 Divided, 存在分歧的。"New Yorkers are evenly divided over whether the five alleged 9/11 plotters should be tried in Manhattan," 策划九一一恐怖袭击的五个嫌疑人是否应该在曼哈2012-02-20 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第858期:guarded
今天我们要学的词是guarded。 Guarded, 谨慎的。最新民调显示，"Most Americans expressed guarded optimism on President Obama's ability to come up with a successful strategy for Afghanistan," 大多数美2012-02-17 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第857期:donation
今天我们要学的词是donation。 Donation, 捐赠。"Four million people give the gift of life through blood donation," 四百万人通过献血奉献生命的礼物。全球有多达十亿人面临饥饿。"The United Nations launched2012-02-16 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第856期:oversight
今天我们要学的词是oversight。 Oversight, 有监督的意思。美国地铁最近事故频发。"Unlike airplanes and highways, the subway system is not under federal oversight," 跟飞机和高速公路不同的是，地铁不受联邦政2012-02-15 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第855期:finger pointing
今天我们要学的词是finger pointing。 Finger pointing, 是指责的意思。"The coach established a no finger-pointing rule at post game meetings," 教练规定，赛后开会时，队员不许相互指责。"There is plenty of2012-02-14 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第854期:net worth
今天我们要学的词是net worth。 Net worth, 意思是净价值。"The investment bank targets only high net worth individuals," 这家投资银行只针对有钱人。最新调查发现，美国国会里44%议员的净资产都在百万美元以上2012-02-13 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第853期:comfort zone
今天我们要学的词是comfort zone。Comfort zone, 指某人得心应手的领域。"The kitchen is his comfort zone," 他在厨房里得心应手。"He found his comfort zone in the pool," 他在游泳池里找到了用武之地。"The ro2012-02-10 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第852期:tough call
今天我们要学的词是tough call。 A tough call, 指很难做的选择。参加决赛的两名选手不相上下，"It was a tough call for the judges," 评委很难在二者间做出取舍。"With two great point guards, the coach faces2012-02-09 编辑：Richard 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第851课:freshman
今天我们要学的词是freshman。 Freshman, 新生。"The freshman quarterback led the team to victory," 这个大学一年级的四分位带领球队赢得了比赛的胜利。"He was voted the freshman player of the year," 他被评2012-02-08 编辑：jasmine 标签：
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学个词Learn a Word第850课:get-go
今天我们要学的词是get-go。 Get-go, 是开始的意思。"From the get-go," 就是从一开始。"The team controlled the game from the get-go," 这只球队从一开始就控制了比赛的局面。"It was clear from the get-go tha2012-02-07 编辑：Jasmine 标签：
