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灾难与强势日元无阻旅客访日

2011-08-17来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. cancel vt.取消, 废除
例句:We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

2. subsequent adj. 随后的, 继…之后的
例句:His illness was subsequent to his wife's death.
他在妻子死后就病倒了。

3. subdued adj.不太响亮、强烈、显著等的,缓和的,有节制的
例句:The subdued talk in the room faded down.
屋里低声的谈话安静下来了。

4. souvenir n.纪念品
例句:The local shopkeepers sell souvenirs to the tourists.
当地的店主向旅游者出售纪念品。

5. peak n. 最高点, 最高水平; 高峰
例句:Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。

6. lament v. (为…)哀悼, 痛哭, 悲伤
例句:We lamented over our bad luck.
我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。

7. rickshaw n. 黄包车,人力车
例句:Before liberation he had to pull a rickshaw to earn a little money.
解放前他不得不拉人力车来挣点儿钱。

8. soar vi. 猛增
例句:Price soared when war broke out.
战争爆发时物价飞涨。

9. lingering adj. 拖延的;逗留不去的
例句:Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.
失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

10. calamity n. 灾祸, 灾难
例句:The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。

11. reassure v. 消除恐惧或疑虑; 恢复信心;使…安心;打消…的疑虑
例句:The doctor reassured the old lady.
医生叫那位老妇人放心。

12. leisure n. 悠闲, 安逸
例句:He likes leisure and hates work.
他喜欢安逸, 讨厌工作。