阿富汗经历给小说的启示
2011-06-22来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. retired adj. 退休的;退职的;退后的
例句:A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.
逐渐减少的劳动人口须要供养越来越多的退休人员。
2. diplomat n. 外交官
例句:He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.
他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
3. serve v. (为…)服务; 任(职)
例句:Computers have also begun serving agriculture.
计算机也开始为农业服务了。
4. opt vi. 选择, 挑选
例句:They opt for more holiday instead of more pay
他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
5. convey vt. 表达, 转达,传递
例句:I can't convey my feelings in words.
我无法用言语来表达我的情感。
6. overcome v. 战胜; 克服
例句:He believed the faith that truth would overcome.
他相信真理终会得胜。
7. clash n. 不协调;冲突
例句:It is a music which evolved through the clash of two antipathetic cultures.
这种音乐可是从两种互不相容的文化冲突中逐渐形成的。
8. portray vt. 画像; 描述;描绘;描画;描写
例句:The book portrayed his personal experience.
这本书描绘了他的个人经历。
9. impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的, 感人的
例句:The first ceremony which we went into college is an impressive ceremony.
我们进入大学的第一次典礼给我们的印象很深。
10. advocate n. 提倡者, 拥护者
例句:He is an advocate of more airplanes and fewer warships.
他是一个提倡多造飞机、少造军舰的人。
11. renewable adj. 可再生的
例句:Electricity companies pay a premium for renewable energy.
电力公司为可再生能源支付额外的费用。
12. integrate v. (使)融入
例句:They have lived in this country for ten years, but have never really integrated.
他们已在这个国家生活了十年, 但还没有融入这个社会。
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