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反对"性别选择性堕胎"的运动

2011-08-25来源:CRI

词汇讲解:

1. campaign n. 运动,活动
例句:The city hall is planning to start a campaign against smoking.
市政府计划发起禁烟运动。

2. awareness n. 察觉;觉悟;意识
例句:There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.
人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。

3. abortion n.人工流产(手术), 堕胎
例句:Abortion is illegal in many countries.
在许多国家, 堕胎都是违法的。

4. census n. 人口普查, 统计
例句:A census of population is taken every ten years.
人口普查每十年进行一次。

5. decline vi. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落
例句:Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。

6. undermine vt. 暗中破坏; 逐渐削弱
例句:Many severe colds undermined the old man's health.
多次严重的感冒损害了老人的健康。

7. enact vt.制定(法律); 通过(法案)
例句:They're trying to enact a “nationality” bill.
他们正试图通过一项“国籍”法案。

8. curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制
例句:I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
我开始节制饮食。

9. strip vt. 夺去,剥夺;掠夺
例句:It was wrong of him to strip his daughter of the right to education.
他不该剥夺他女儿受教育的权利。

10. license n. 许可证;执照,牌照
例句:We are applying for a license to sell wine.
我们正申请执照卖酒。

11. thrive vi. 兴盛; 兴隆;长得健壮
例句:The real estate business is thriving.
房地产生意兴隆。