和谐英语

您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > 英语听力材料

正文

宗教因素或影响罗姆尼的美国总统选举

2011-10-20来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. narrow adj. 勉强的; 险胜的;刚刚好的
例句:She won the champion by a narrow margin.
她以微弱优势赢得冠军。

2. nomination n. 提名,任命
例句:She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
她是民主党提名的总统候选人。

3. oppose v. 反对; 使相对
例句:He had opposed Jim's entry right at the beginning.
从一开始他就反对吉姆参与。

4. cult n. 狂热的崇拜
例句:That rock musician has a cult following.
那个摇滚音乐家拥有大批狂热的崇拜者。

5. credence n. 相信;信任
例句:Her denials of this charge served merely to lend it credence.
她对这一指控的矢口否认,反倒更使人相信这一指控是真的。

6. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

7. faith n. 信任; 信仰; 信心
例句:Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.
正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。

8. tolerant adj. 容忍的, 忍受的
例句:She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.
她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。

9. reluctance n. 不愿意;勉强
例句:She showed reluctance to cooperate with us.
她表示不愿与我们合作。

10. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句:The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

11. convince vt. 使相信; 使明白,使确信,使信服
例句:Compulsion will never result in convincing them.
强迫永远不会使他们信服。