CNN news 2012-03-16 加文本
1. 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。
2. periodic adj. 周期的; 定期的, 定期发生的,间发性的
例句:Long long ago, we knew the periodic motion of a planet.
很久以前, 我们就知道行星的周期运动。
3. element n. 元素
例句:Carbon is an element, while carbon dioxide is a compound.
碳是元素,而二氧化碳是化合物。
4. hoard vt. 贮藏,聚藏;隐藏
例句:Is it better to spend your money today or hoard every penny in the bank for tomorrow?
现在就把钱花掉好,还是把所有的钱存入银行以备将来之用好?
5. restriction n.约束, 限制;管制, 限定;法律, 规章
例句:The swimming club is open to families in the neighborhood without restriction.
这个游泳俱乐部对邻近地区的家庭开放,不受限制。
6. standard n. 度量衡标准
例句:The kilogram is the international standard of weight.
公斤是国际通用的重量标准。
7. plentiful adj.丰富的, 大量的
例句:Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.
他们家今年又丰收了。
8. reduce vt.缩减, 减少; 降低
例句:The price was considerably reduced.
价格大幅降低了。
9. compete vi.竞赛; 竞争;比得上, 媲美
例句:These products are of high quality and able to compete internationally.
这些产品品质很好, 在国际市场上有竞争能力。
10. value n. 价值, 价格
例句:The expert set a value of 10, 000 dollars on the painting.
专家给这幅画定价1万美元。