During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln called on his countrymen in his famous Gettysburg Address to ensure that liberty "shall not (1) from the earth." His words have inspired many over the years, including millions in our nation's armed services who fought to (2) not only America’s freedom, but that of other nations as well.
Today, Veterans Day, America (3) to honor these men and women, and the values of duty and sacrifice they represent. Long after they leave uniform, they symbolize what it means to be a (4) of a free land.
The holiday, observed every year on November 11, originated with the armistice that ended The First World War in 1918. The conflict, fought in Asia, Africa, (5) islands in the Pacific and the waters off South America, as well as on the battlefields of Europe, was seen as "the war to end all wars." But other wars followed, and in 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower expanded the holiday to honor all who have served in (6) both in war and peace.
Our government continues this effort to this day, with program to help veterans leaving the military to find employment and ease their transition into (7) life.
"Honoring our sacred trust with America's veterans means doing all we can to help them find work when they come home so they never feel as if the American Dream they fought to defend is out of reach for them and their families," President Barack Obama said.
At its (8) , hough, Veterans Day isn't about war. It (9) no battlefield victory or defeat, it celebrates no advancement of political or territorial ambition. Rather, it's a day of remembrance, echoing similar holidays in Great Britain, Canada, South Africa and other nations that honor military veterans for their service and (10) .
上期答案
1 counties
2 groceries
3 falling
4 fiscal
5 stark
6 sector
7 acknowledged
8 reverse
9 stepped
10 settling
上期答案讲解
1 county n. 郡,县[ 复数 counties ]县 区县 郡
短语
Lincoln County 林肯县 ; 林肯郡
Monroe County 门罗县 ; 门罗郡 ; 孟洛郡
Marion County 马里昂县 ; 佛罗里达州马里恩县 ; 马里恩县
例:
He arrived at the Palm Beach County courthouse with his mother.
他和母亲来到了棕榈滩县法院大楼。
2 grocery ['ɡrosəri] n. 食品杂货店
groceries 杂货;食品;生活用品
短语
Green Grocery 蔬菜水果店 ; 蔬菜店水果店 ; 水果蔬菜店 ; 蔬菜生果店
grocery shopping 买菜 ; 生活必需品的购买 ; 去杂货店 ; 买食品杂货
grocery paper 杂货包装纸
例:
They run a small grocery store.
他们经营一家小食品杂货店。
本文中 have to choose between paying an electricity bill and buying groceries.要在付电费账单和购买生活必须品中做出选择,意指生活拮据。
3 falling
adj. 下降的;落下的n. 下降;落下;陷落
短语
Falling Down 怒火风暴 ; 城市英雄 ; 坠落 ; 堕落
Falling factorial 阶乘幂 ; 递降阶乘 ; 降阶乘
Falling Wedge 下降楔形 ; 降落楔形 ; 下跌楔形 ; 下降楔形
The soldiers flung themselves down when they heard the bombs falling.
士兵们听到炸弹呼啸降落时,就迅速卧倒。
本文中Development Director Mark Foraker said that unlike the country’s falling unemployment rate, the number of needy households in Montgomery County actually has gone up since the 2008 recession.
发展部门主管认为与失业率降低不同的是蒙哥马里县的困难户自2008年的大萧条以来在增加
从unlike这个词能看出本空是go up的反义词
4 fiscal adj. 会计的,财政的;国库的
短语
fiscal deficit 财政赤字 ; 财务赤字 ; 财政政策
fiscal taxation 财政税收 ; 财税
例 The accountants audited the company’s books at the end of the fiscal year.
财政年度结束时,会计师们审查公司的账册。
fiscal year 财务年度, 会计年度, 财年,指财政意义上的年,不是自然年,是每年的10月1到次年9.31(感谢shylotte虫友的指正)
5 stark adj. 完全的;荒凉的;刻板的;光秃秃的;朴实的
adv. 完全;明显地;突出地;质朴地
Companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive.
各公司要想保持竞争力就要面临一个严酷的选择。
sharp contrast 鲜明对比
短语
In sharp contrast 对比鲜明 ; 强烈的反差
scal sharp contrast 形成强烈的对比
shape sharp contrast 形成强烈的对比
6 sector n. 部门;扇形,扇区;象限仪;函数尺
vt. 把…分成扇形
短语
Voluntary sector 第三部门 ; 志愿部门 ; 志愿者组织 ; 志愿组织
Circular sector 扇形 ; 圆扇形
Workers who went to the Gulf came from the poorest sectors of Pakistani society.
去海湾的工人们来自巴基斯坦社会最贫穷的阶层。
private sector job 私营部门
短语
formal-sector job 正式部门工作
Public sector job 政府部门工作
7 reverse n. 背面;相反;倒退;失败
They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.
他们已经明确表示不会为了提高价格而转变这一决定。
8 stepped v. / n 踏;行走(step的过去式和过去分词)
This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon.
正是在这一刻,内尔·阿姆斯特朗成为了登月第一人。
step out of 走出,失步;步调不一致
Step out of the labor force completely 彻底处于失业状态
短语
step out of line 离开常轨 ; 你知道这个词的意思吗 ; 行动与众不同 ; 行为与众不同
step out of recession 走出衰退期
9 settling n. 安置;固定;沉淀物;移居
v. 解决;安居(settle的ing形式)
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
他们同意尽量通过谈判解决他们之间的纠纷。
settle for满足于
with more people settling for low-paying jobs even as costs increase,officials here at the Manna Center don’t anticipate the need going down anytime soon.
随着越来越多的人满足于收入低但消费增加,官员无法期望不久后需求会降低(也就是不会降低)