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VOA慢速英语:Scientists Document Effects of Market Policy Changes on Three West African Countries

2010-03-30来源:和谐英语
1.replace v.替换,取代;把…放回原处;归还,赔还

例句:Some kinds of manual labour have been replaced by machines.
      有一些体力劳动已为机器所取代。

2.largely adv.在很大程度上, 大半地, 主要地

例句:This country is largely desert.
      这个国家大半都是沙漠。

      His success is largely due to his own hard work.
      他的成功主要是靠他自己的努力。

3.costly a.昂贵的,豪华的,价值高的

例句:It is less costly to freight merchandise than to mail it.
      货运商品比邮寄省钱。

4.unlike prep.(表示属性)与…不像, 与…不同; 非…的特点

例句:She's very unlike her mother.
      她一点也不像她母亲。

      It's unlike him to be late; he's usually on time.
      他不是会迟到的那种人, 他通常很准时。

5.suggest vt.建议, 提议

例句:They accepted the paper and suggested only one change.
      他们接受了这篇论文, 只提出改动一个地方。

6.barrier n.障碍, 隔阂

例句:Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment in the region.
      缺乏信心是在这一地区投资的最大障碍。

7.process vt.加工; 处理

例句:The factory processes leather.
      这个厂加工皮革。

      How fast does the computer process the data?
      这台计算机处理数据有多快?