和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A Rough Road for Toyota

2010-02-05来源:和谐英语
1.loyalty n.忠诚, 忠心

例句:No one could ever doubt her loyalty.
      谁也不会怀疑她的忠诚。

      We all have a loyalty to the company.
      我们都对公司忠心耿耿。

2.temporarily adv.暂时地

例句:The stranger’s question surprised me so that I temporarily lost my tongue.
      那陌生人的询问使我大吃一惊,一时之间连话都说不出来了。

3.unexpectedly ad.意外地

例句:Having to pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.
      因为修车而意外花了一笔钱,我的存款减少了许多。

4.suspend vt.暂停, 终止

例句:Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
      冲突双方同意暂时停火。

      The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
     总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。

5.incidentally adv.顺便提一句

例句:Incidentally, I think you still owe me some money.
      顺便说一句, 我想你还欠我一些钱。

6.mandate vi.强制执行;委托办理

7.inventory n.详细目录, 存货清单,(商店的)存货,库存

例句:This is a detailed inventory of all the jobs to be done.
      这是一张待办事项的详表。

8.slippery adj.滑的;滑得抓不住(或站不稳、难以行走)的

例句:We found it very slippery under foot.
      我们感到地上很滑。

9.regain vt.复得;赢回

例句:The team regained the trophy.
      该队赢回了奖杯。

10.intensify vt.vi.(使)增强, (使)加剧

例句:The drought has intensified.
      旱情加剧了。

      Blowing on fire intensifies the heat.
      吹火使热度加强。