英国"电子请愿书"请求恢复死刑
2011-08-05来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. petition vi. 祈求;请求;请愿
例句:Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.
家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
2. scheme n. 计划, 方案
例句:When you began to work, you might work out a practical scheme.
当你开始工作之前, 你可以先制定出一个可行的计划。
3. signature n. 签名,签署;画押
例句:Petitions bearing nearly a half-million signatures were sent to the White House.
有将近五十万人签名的请愿书被送到白宫。
4. restore vt. 修复,整修;修补
例句:I wonder if this picture can be restored.
我很想知道这幅画能否修复。
5. abolition n. 废除, 废止
例句:They declared for the abolition of slavery.
他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
6. reject vt. 拒绝, 谢绝; 驳回
例句:The board rejected all our ideas.
董事会拒绝审议我们的所有意见。
7. unlock vt. 开;开启;揭开;表露
例句:He unlocked the secrets of his heart.
他表露了他心中的秘密。
8. criticize v. 批评;批判
例句:He criticized her in a very unfair way.
他极不公平地指谪她。
9. vital adj. 极重要的, 必不可少的
例句:It is vital that we should be kept informed of all developments.
重要的是我们必须熟悉所有的发展情况。
10. tendency n. 倾向, 趋势
例句:Prices continue to show an upward tendency.
物价呈继续上升的趋势。
11. gimmick n. 花招,诡计,骗人的玩意儿
例句:He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.
他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
12. toll n. 通行费
例句:A man collected tolls at the gateway.
一个人在大门口收通行费。
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