加大版的美国梦想之家
2011-06-04来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. backlash n. 强烈反应, 强烈反对
例句:White backlash increases as the pressure for change in South Africa mounts.
南非求变的压力升高,白人的敌意也加深。
2. ownership n. 物主的身份; 所有(权), 所有制
例句:The ownership of the restaurant is disputed.
那餐厅的所有权有争议。
3. amenity n. 便利设施;娱乐设施;福利设施
例句:Parks and a theatre are just some of the town’s local amenities.
公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。
4. afford vt. 买得起, 担负得起
例句:She cannot afford the expense.
她花不起这笔钱。
5. spacious adj. (房间或建筑物)宽敞的
例句:They have moved to a more spacious residence on a hill top.
他们已搬到山顶上一个比较宽敞的住宅去了。
6. gargantuan adj. 巨大的;庞大的
例句:Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹,这在当时是一笔巨额款项。
7. proportion n. 部分; 份儿; 份额
例句:A large proportion of the children come to school by bus.
很大一部分儿童乘公共汽车上学。
8. erect vt. 使直立; 竖起
例句:They erected a telephone pole.
他们竖起一根电话线杆子。
9. eyesore n. 难看的东西
例句:That new multi-storey carpark is a real eyesore.
那座新的多层停车场实在难看。
10. nightmare n. 噩梦;梦魇
例句:I had a nightmare about being drowned in a lake.
我做了个在湖里淹死的噩梦。
11. lottery n. 奖券,彩票;摸彩,抽签
例句:The lottery determines the first three teams to select in the draft.
由抽签决定哪3支球队首先选秀。
12. sentiment n. 观点,看法;情绪 意见
例句:We share your sentiments on this problem.
在这个问题上我们和你有相同的看法。
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