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BBC news 2009-11-11 加文本
例句:We visited the Lincoln Memorial.
我们参观了林肯纪念堂。
He wrote a memorial of the late author.
他写了一篇纪念这位已故作家的文章。
2.comprehend vt.理解, 领会
例句:I did not comprehend his meaning.
我不理解他的意思。
3.particularly ad.特别,尤其,格外;详细地,细致地
例句:He isn't particularly clever.
他并不特别聪明。
4.gear vt.使兴奋起来; 使准备好
例句:The party is all geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.
该党为即将来临的竞选活动做好了准备。
5.routinely ad.例行地,照例地
例句:Children have been routinely immunized against polio since 1958.
自从1958 年以来,儿童都按照常规接种防治小儿麻痹症的疫苗。
6.minority n.少数,未成年,少数民族
例句:The interests of the minorities should be protected.
少数民族的利益应该得到保护。
7.halt vt.使停止,使立定
例句:The soldiers halted and rested from their march.
士兵们停止前进, 休息一下。
The argument often halts and sometimes breaks down completely.
论据错误百出, 有时根本站不住脚。
8.retreat vi.撤退,隐退,放弃,向后倾
例句:Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat.
我们的战士迫使敌人后退。
9.tackle vt.固定,处理,抓住
例句:I don't know how to tackle this problem.
我不知道该如何处理这个问题。
10.ensure vt.保证,担保;保护,使安全
例句:This medicine will ensure you a good night's sleep.
这药将保证你一晚睡眠良好。
This provision ensures to / for us a voice in the matter.
这个规定使我们对这件事有发言权。
11.commit vt.把…交托给,提交;犯,干;使承担义务,使作出保证
例句:Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.
当问到他是不是候选人时, 他不置可否。
12.secondary a.次要的,二级的;中级的,第二的;继发性的,第二期的
例句:All other considerations are secondary to his safety.
现在首先要考虑的是他的安全, 其他事均是次要的。