[m]【学3个词 358-360】358 recess 359 stability 360 stockpile

358 recess

今天我们要学的词是recess。Recess, 是暂停，休息的意思。"The judge called a short recess," 法官宣布暂时休庭。"The Congress will soon go into the Christmas-New Year recess," 国会不久就要进入圣诞-新年的休会期。"School recess is a way for children to recharge after long lessons," 学校的课间休息让孩子们课后恢复一下精力。"The increasing concerns about childhood obesity have also made recess a medical issue," 儿童肥胖引起的关注也让课间休息成了一个跟健康有关的问题。好的，今天我们学习的词是recess...

359 stability

今天我们要学的词是stability。Stability, 是稳定的意思。Political stability, 政治稳定；economic stability, 经济稳定。时代周刊2007年的年度人物是俄罗斯总统普京。时代周刊对普京的评价是，"He stands, above all, for stability - stability before freedom, stability before choice, stability in a country that has hardly seen it for a hundred years," 他最根本的主张是稳定，稳定先于自由，稳定先于选择，给俄罗斯这个一百年来几乎没有平静过的国家带来稳定。好的，今天我们学习的词是stability...

360 stockpile

今天我们要学的词是stockpile。Stockpile, 是储备物资的意思。"The Bush administration said that it would make a 15% reduction in the nation's stockpile of nuclear weapons," 布什政府表示，将把美国的核武器存量减少百分之15。

一份最新报告说，尽管卫生团体近年来不断提出警告，"Many states still lack a stockpile of drugs, masks, gloves, and other equipments needed to battle a pandemic of diseases," 但是很多州还是没有储备药品、面具、手套和其他对付大规模流行病所必要的物资。好的，今天我们学习的词是stockpile...

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[sa]【学3个词 142-144】142:one on one  143: in tatters 144 moonlight