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VOA慢速英语:Policies, Politics and Dollars Rest on US Census

2010-03-20来源:和谐英语
1.require v.要求, 规定

例句:The occasion requires formal dress.
      这场合要求穿礼服。

      He required to see my passport.
      他要看我的护照。

2.count vt.点…的数目, 计算

例句:Let's count the people who are present.
      咱们把到的人数点一下。

把…算入
 
例句:There are thirty people in the classroom, counting the teacher.
      把老师算上, 教室里有30个人。

3.ownership n.物主的身份; 所有(权), 所有制

例句:The house is under new ownership.
      那栋房子已易新主。

4.ethnicity n.种族渊源;种族特点

例句:Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.
      新移民由于他们的种族特征往往会被当局截查。

5.rarely adv.不常, 很少地, 难得地

例句:She rarely went anywhere except to her office.
      她除了去办公室以外, 很少去别的地方。

6.bilingual adj.两种语言的;能说两种语言的;用两种语言(写)的

例句:He is virtually bilingual in Spanish and Portuguese.
      他实际上讲西班牙语和葡萄牙语两种语言。