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VOA慢速英语:Aiming for a Deal on Climate Change

2009-12-12来源:和谐英语
1.trap vt.诱骗; 诱捕; 设陷阱捕捉

例句:How many rabbits have you trapped in your special trap this week?
      这个星期你用特制的捕兽器捉了多少只兔子?

困住, 使陷入绝境

例句:Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
      起火后有三十名矿工被困在地底下。

2.atmosphere n.大气, 大气层,大气圈

例句:Changes in the climate are due to pollution of the atmosphere.
      由于对大气层的污染而造成了气候变化。

3.dispute vt.vi.辩论; 争论

例句:Some husbands and wives are always disputing.
      有些夫妇总是争吵。

      Let's dispute the decision.
      咱们来讨论一下这个决定吧。

n.辩论, 争端, 争执

例句:We had a dispute about how much money he owed me.
       我们就他欠我多少钱一事进行了一番争论。

      John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
       约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

4.discredit vt.使不相信, 使怀疑;败坏…的名声

例句:The idea that the sun goes round the earth has long been discredited.
      太阳绕着地球转的观念早已不为人们所信了。

拒绝相信, 不相信, 怀疑

例句:One should discredit a good deal of what is printed in newspapers.
      对报纸上登的不少东西都不应相信。