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BBC在线收听下载:比利时投票通过允许患绝症儿童安乐死

2014-02-14来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：

1. vote v.投票，选举
例句：Those efforts ended with a proposal for the players to vote on.
这些努力的结果最终确定了一项由球员投票决定的提案。

2. legislation n.立法，制定法律
例句：Federal legislation will help too.
联邦立法机构也在帮忙。

3. satisfy vt. 使满意，满足
例句：Any answer will fail to satisfy.
没有任何回答可以满足他们。

4. euthanasia n. 安乐死
例句：People are divided on the issue of euthanasia.
人们在安乐死这一问题有两种截然不同的观点。

5. announce vt.宣布; 述说
例句：The committee will announce the winner in october.
委员会将于10月宣布获奖者。

6. respect vt.尊重; 尊敬
例句：More respect from other people?
更多来自他人的尊重？

7. pledge vt. 使发誓，保证
例句：And some see the giving pledge as a packaging stunt.
也有些富人做这样的保证只是为了形象包装。

8. overthrow vt.打倒，推翻
例句：The insurgents are too weak to overthrow the newly emerging order.
这些反动势力还未强大到可以推翻新政府