小词详解 | mediocre
能者上、优者奖、庸者下、劣者汰
the competent are elevated, the outstanding are rewarded, the mediocre are demoted, and the incompetent are dismissed
高频雅思词汇
望文生义 | considerable 是“体贴的”吗？
赋予以色列相当大的自由去袭击哈马斯
give Israel considerable latitude to attack Hamas
小词详解 | deteriorate
不断恶化的天气状况
deteriorating weather conditions
经济学人每日一词：detract
语法错误会迅速拉低执笔者的可信度。
Grammatical errors quickly detract from the credibility of the writer.
经济学人每日一词：fraught
他走的每一步都危险四伏。
Every step he made was fraught with peril.
经济学人每日一词：allure
If you're an open book, there's no allure.
小词详解 | acclaim
Husbands acclaimed his punishment of an errant wife; faithful women felt justified in their fidelity.
做丈夫的欢呼他惩罚了不忠的妻子，贞洁的女人觉得这说明自己对丈夫忠贞不二是完全值得的。
经济学人每日一词：deter
高昂的房价让许多新婚夫妇对买房望而却步。
Hefty prices are deterring many newlyweds from buying houses.
经济学人每日一词：spur
从拼写上来看， spur 是一个与小站（微信公众号：田间小站）去年推送过的 spurn 较为形近的单词，两者可以一并联想记忆。
小词详解 | baffle
Baffle vs Waffle
小词详解 | foul
Foul vs Fowl
小词详解 | finale
Final → Finale
