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VOA慢速英语:How an Involved Parent Can Help Prevent Bullying

2010-05-06来源:和谐英语
1.bully n. 欺凌弱小者,土霸,开球

如:Don't let them bully you. Fight back! 
别让他们欺侮你. 把他们顶回去!

It is wrong of you to bully the child. 
你不该欺侮那个孩子。

Don't allow those big boys to bully you; stick up for yourself! 
别让那些大孩子欺负你,要保护你自己!

2.victim n. 受害者,牺牲

如:The police retraced the movements of the murder victim. 
警方追溯了被谋杀者当时的动作。

The lion attacked its victim with great ferocity. 
狮子凶猛地扑向猎物。

3.developmental adj. 发展上的,进化的,开发的

如:A developmental disorder in an embryo. 
胚胎病胚胎发育的紊乱

4.intervention n. 插入,介入,调停

如:Disagreements threatened to wreck the peace talks, but the president's intervention saved the situation. 
讲和谈判因意见分歧危如累卵,而会长从中斡旋方转危为安。

His intervention brought their quarrel to a climax. 
他一干预使他们的口角达到最激烈程度。

Military intervention is highly undesirable. 
军事干涉极不相宜。