CRI听力:Experts Suggest Subsidies When Gas Prices Hike

2. frustrate vt.使不成功, 挫败, 阻止；使受挫折, 令人沮丧
例句：The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out.
恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。

3. react vi.起反应; 有影响；反对; 对抗
例句：She didn't look up or react in any way.
她既不抬头, 也没有任何反应。

4. adjust vt. 校正;校准;调整
例句：I must adjust my watch, it's fast.
我的表快了,我得把它校准。

5. consecutive adj. 连续的, 连贯的
例句：He was reelected for four consecutive terms.
他连着四任当选。

6. hike n. 增加, 上升,大幅度提高，猛增
例句：The union demands a 7％ wage hike.
工会要求提高工资7％。

7. subsidy n.补贴, 津贴, 补助金
例句：This industry depends for its survival on government subsidies.
这个行业靠政府津贴而得以维持。

8. consume vt.消耗, 消费, 耗尽
例句：Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee's valuable time.
争论细节问题耗费了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。

9. subsidize vt. 给...津贴,补助,资助
例句：Farming is partly subsidized by the government.
农业部分受政府补贴。

10. frequency n. 频率
例句：Fatal accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
近年来死亡事故发生的频率已经下降。