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2011-08-16来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. commercial n. 商业广告
例句:The TV show was interrupted by too many commercials.
那档电视节目插进的商业广告太多了,不断被打断。
2. owe vt.欠…债; 应当给予
例句:You still owe so much debt.
你还欠这么多债。
3. tense adj. 紧张的;引起紧张的
例句:The situation suddenly became tense.
局势突然变得紧张起来。
4. downgrade vt. 使降低, 使降级
例句:Those countries are preparing to downgrade their commitments to NATO
那些国家正准备降低他们对北大西洋公约组织所承担的义务。
5. stock n. 股票
例句:Stocks of the company are falling.
该公司的股票正在下跌。
6. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示
例句:He predicted that an earthquake was imminent.
他预言即将发生地震。
7. sound adj. 明智的, 有判断力的, 正确的
例句:That's very sound advice; you should take it.
那是非常明智的忠告, 你应当接受。
8. budget n. 预算; 政府预算案
例句:Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.
预算赤字的不断增加开始产生不良后果。
9. debacle n. 灾难,崩溃,失败,垮台;(体育)失败
例句:His first performance was a debacle: the audience booed him off the stage.
他的首场演出一败涂地, 观众发出嘘声把他轰下了台。
10. collapse vi. 倒塌, 塌下
例句:The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train.
桥在火车的重压下塌了。
11. witness n. 目击者; 证人
例句:She was a witness of the incident.
她是事件的目击者。
12. wreckage n. 残骸
例句:Experts arrived to examine the wreckage of the airplane.
专家们赶来检查该机的残骸。