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BBC在线收听下载:玻利维亚现任总统有望第三次连任
词汇讲解:
1. issue vt.发行; 发布
例句:The bank can issue a letter of indemnity to the shipper.
银行可向承运人出具保证函。
2. confirm vt.[法]确认,批准
例句:I just want to confirm that the arrangements have been made.
我要确认所有计划都安排好了。
3. identify vt. 识别,认出; 确定
例句:If you band the bird's leg, you can identify it later.
如果你在鸟腿上套上标记环,以后就能认出它。
4. pledge n.保证; 誓言
例句:He would keep his pledge to the utmost of his power.
他将极力信守他的誓言。
5. defy vt.不服从; 公然反抗
例句:I defy you to prove that I have cheated.
我敢说你不能证明我曾行骗。
6. explosion n.爆炸,炸裂
例句:The population explosion is accompanied by a population implosion.
人口爆炸还伴随着人口爆聚。
7. detaine vt.留住,阻住
例句:This question need not detain us long.
这个问题不需要很久的时间就能解决。
8. realize vt.实现; 了解
例句:I do not realize that offends him.
我没有意识到已经冒犯他了。