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2011-06-20来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. protest v. 声明; 抗议
例句:He protested the decision made by the committee.
他抗议委员会做出的决议。
2. uphold vt. 支持, 维护;维持, 保持
例句:We will loyally uphold the principles of the United Nations.
我们将忠实地维护联合国的原则。
3. scorch v. 烧焦;烤焦
例句:The hot iron scorched the tablecloth.
热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
4. advocacy n. 拥护, 支持, 提倡
例句:He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
他坚持提倡新的科学方法。
5. complaint n. 投诉, 控告
例句:Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police.
我们的邻居向警方控告我们。
6. back vt. 支持
例句:Many of his friends backed his plan.
他的很多朋友支持他的计划。
7. sensitive adj. 敏感的, 微妙的
例句:This is such a sensitive issue that perhaps the press should not be told.
这是个十分敏感的问题, 恐怕不该让新闻界得知。
8. privacy n. 私事, 隐私
例句:I demand an explanation for your rude intrusion upon my privacy.
我要求你对于无礼地侵扰我的私人生活的行为做出解释。
9. implication n. 含义, 暗示, 暗指
例句:What are the implications of this statement?
这一声明的含义是什么?
10. mention vt. 提到, 说起
例句:He did not want to mention the painful past.
他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。
11. erase vt. 擦掉, 抹去, 清除
例句:Nothing can erase the incident from his memory.
没有什么东西可以使他忘记那件事。
12. balance n. 平衡, 均衡
例句:She temporarily lost her balance during the long months of solitude.
在与外界隔绝的漫长岁月中, 她一度失去心态的平衡。