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2012-01-06来源:CNN
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词汇讲解:
1. era n. 历史时期, 时代
例句:We are living in the information era.
我们生活在信息时代。
2. controversial adj. 有争议的, 引起争议的
例句:The topic of argument is controversial.
这个议题是很有争议的。
3. sensitive adj. 需要小心处理(以免引起麻烦或冒犯)的, 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。
4. suffer vt.忍受, 容忍;容许, 允许;遭受, 蒙受
例句:He suffered the humiliation of being forced to resign.
他蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱。
5. wonder v. 对…感到疑惑;想知道; 问自己
例句:I wonder none of you were hurt.
我纳闷怎么你们谁也没受伤。
6. sign n.标记, 符号;手势, 姿势, 信号;征兆, 迹象
例句:All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明, 这两个国家将很快重新开战。
7. probe v. 探索; 用探针(或探测器等)探查, 探测
例句:The governor appointed a committee to probe the causes of the strike.
州长委派一个委员会去彻底调查罢工的起因。
8. clue n. 线索,迹象,提示
例句:The police have no clue to his identity.
警察没有可以确定他的身份的任何线索。
9. occur vi.发生; 举行; 存在;被发现; 想到[起]
例句:I hope this won't occur again.
我希望不要再发生这种事情。
10. spread vi. 传开;蔓延
例句:The fire spread from the factory to the warehouse nearby.
火从工厂蔓延到了附近的仓库。