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BBC在线收听下载:奥巴马在曼德拉的葬礼上发表致辞
词汇讲解:
1. embrace vt.包括; 包含
例句:She held out her arms to embrace the little girl.
她伸出双臂来拥抱那个小女孩。
2. struggle vi.搏斗; 奋斗
例句:Outsiders found the struggle inspirational.
旁观者视斗争是鼓舞人心的。
3. intervention n.介入,干涉
例句:The answer is government intervention.
答案是政府的干预。
4. legalize vt.使合法化; 使得到法律认可
例句:I think your husband should legalize immigration.
我认为你的丈夫应该使移民合法化。
5. ratify v.批准; 认可
例句: China would probably ratify the ban if america does.
若美国加入,中国也会批准条约。
6. impose vt.强加; 征税
例句:I don't want to impose on you by staying too long.
我不想打扰你,不多耽搁了。
7. opposition n.(强烈的)反对,敌对
例句:Opposition journalists are sometimes beaten.
反对党记者受到打击。
8. convict vt.宣判有罪; 证明…有罪
例句:You can't convict a man of a crime on circumstantial evidence alone.
不能只靠旁证就判定一个人有罪.