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2011-06-04来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. commercial adj. 商业的, 商务的
例句:I work for a commercial radio station.
我在一家商业广播电台工作。
2. quarter n. 三个月, 一个季度
例句:The output value in the first quarter was 10 percent over the same period of last year.
第一季度产值比去年同期高出百分之十。
3. affect vt, 影响
例句:The tax increases have affected us all.
加税已经影响了我们所有的人。
4. indicator n. 指示物;指示者
例句:Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.
黄金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
5. dip n. 减少,下降,衰退
例句:The price of grain took a dip.
粮食价格下跌。
6. 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。
7. raw adj. 生的, 未煮过的
例句:The Japanese often eat raw fish.
日本人常吃生鱼。
8. transmit vt. 传播, 传染
例句:Insects can transmit diseases.
昆虫能传播疾病。
9. contain vt. 控制, 抑制
例句:The cholera outbreak has been contained.
霍乱的发生已被控制住了。