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BBC在线收听下载:美国失业率下降至8.3%

2012-02-04来源:BBC
词汇讲解:
1. recovery n. 改善;回升;复苏
例句:Will the government's policies lead to an economic recovery?
政府的政策能使经济复苏吗?

2. leisure n. 空闲时间, 闲暇; 悠闲, 安逸
例句:He likes leisure and hates work.
他喜欢安逸, 讨厌工作。

3. delight vt. 使高兴, 使欣喜
例句:Everybody was delighted to see her.
大家见到她都很高兴。

4. row n. 吵架,口角;公开争论
例句:He had a row with his neighbor.
他与邻居吵了一架。

5. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

6. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句:There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。

7. domestic adj. 国家的;国内的
例句:The meeting concerns both foreign and domestic policies.
会议关系到国内外政策。

8. ferry vt.渡运, 运送
例句:The airplanes are ferrying motorcars between England and France.
飞机在英法之间运送汽车。

9. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句:The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

10. dismiss vt.解雇; 撤职; 开除
例句:He was dismissed from his job.
他被开除了。