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BBC在线收听下载:英国首相宣布调查银行业
词汇讲解:
1. settle vt. 安放;安顿
例句:He settled his child in a corner of the compartment.
他把孩子安顿在车厢的一个角落里。
2. approve vt. 赞成,同意;赞许
例句:The professor does not approve the government's foreign policy.
那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。
3. influence vt. 影响,感化
例句:I don't want to influence you. You must decide for yourself.
我不想影响你。你必须自行决定。
4. refer vt. 把...归因(于)
例句:He referred all his troubles to bad luck.
他将他的一切麻烦都归因于运气不好。
5. inquiry n. 询问,打听
例句:Make your inquiries at the office.
请去办公室询问。
6. proposal n. (建议等的)提出
例句:Proposal is easier than performance.
建议容易实行难。
7. declare vt. 宣布,宣告
例句:The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany.
新的国会向德国宣战了。
8. defeat vt. 战胜,击败
例句:The French defeated the English troops.
法国人打败了英国军队。