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VOA慢速英语:A New Public Art Project is Bringing Color and Life to Washington D.C.

2010-05-07来源:和谐英语
1.Everyone living in the United States received census forms to fill out in March.

fill out〈主美〉填写(表格等)

例句:Please fill out the attached blank.
      请把附表填好。

2.Still, the number of people in immigrant communities who respond to the census is low.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
 
例句:The woman conductor kindly responded to my question.
      女列车员亲切地回答了我的问题。

      The teacher responded affirmatively to the question that student put forward.
      老师对那个学生的问题作了肯定的回答。

3.But census officials are not permitted to ask about a person's legal status or share information with immigration enforcement officials.

permit to允许

例句:Permit me to explain further.
      请允许我再解释一下。

4.The work is made up of three huge female forms that seem to be dancing.

be made up of用…制造,由…制成

例句:The group was made up of doctors.
       这个团体是由医生组成的。