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

情人节:起源自哪里?

2012-02-16来源:CRI
词汇讲解:
1. contend vt. 坚决主张,声称
例句:The police contended that the difficulties they faced were too severe.
警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。

2. promote vt. 促进; 推动; 增进
例句:The organization works to promote the trade between nations.
该组织旨在促进各国之间的贸易。

3. evidence n. 证词; 证据; 迹象
例句:A scientist must produce evidence in support of a theory.
科学家必须提供证据以支持其理论。

4. acknowledge vt.承认, 供认
例句:He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake.
他勉强承认他做错了。

5. trace vt. 追溯;探索; 跟踪,追踪
例句:The book traces the history of social development.
这本书追溯了社会发展史。

6. anniversary n. 周年纪念,周年纪念日
例句:Today is my parents' 30th wedding anniversary.
今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

7. tender n. 投标
例句:The firm's tender for the supply of timber has been accepted.
那家商号的供应木材投标已被接受。

8. inscription n. (作者)题词, 献词
例句:There was an inscription in Chinese characters over the arch.
牌楼上有汉字题字。

9. ingrained adj. (指习惯、字迹等)牢固的, 极难除掉的
例句:The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
人人都应该努力工作这个信念在我们的文化中根深蒂固。

10. skirt vt. 避开(危险等);回避(问题等)
例句:It is almost impossible to skirt the knotty problem.
想回避这个棘手的问题几乎是不可能的。