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2011-08-20来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. folk n.人们
例句:Most of the people on the island are fisher folk.
那个岛上的居民大部分是渔民。
2. candidate n. 候选人;候补者
例句:They were in favor of the Democratic candidate for President.
他们支持民主党总统候选人。
3. gather vt. 收集;召集;使聚集
例句:He is gathering materials for a new book.
他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。
4. calendar n. 日历, 月历
例句:According to the calendar my birthday falls on a Sunday this year.
按照今年的日历, 我的生日恰好是个星期日。
5. primary n. 候选人选拔会;初选
例句:We lost the New Hampshire primary.
我们在新罕布什尔州的初选失利了。
6. nominate vt.提名…为候选人; 任命
例句:The President nominated him Ambassador to Russia.
总统提名他担任驻俄国大使。
7. scheduled adj. 规定价格的; 预定的, 排定的, 严格按时间表生活的
例句:All scheduled airline services will be affected by the strike.
所有定期航班服务都将受到罢工的影响。
8. currency n. 通货,货币
例句:The Japanese yen is one of the stronger currencies in the world.
日元是世界上较坚挺的货币之一。
9. limit vt. 限制; 限定
例句:He must limit the number of cigarettes he smokes.
他必须限制他抽烟的数目。
10. scream v. 发出尖叫声
例句:She screamed when she saw the robber.
她看到强盗时尖叫了起来。