和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:'The Fantasticks' at 50

2010-05-24来源:和谐英语
1.popularity n.普遍,流行;受欢迎;有声望

例句:At the peak of its popularity in the late nineties, the band sold ten million albums a year.
      20 世纪90 年代后期那个乐队最红的时候,每年售出1,000 万张唱片。

      the recent upsurge in the popularity of folk music
      近来民间音乐的大受欢迎

2.rename vt.给…重新取名,改名

例句:In 1929 the Party representatives in the Red Army were renamed political commissars.
      红军中的党代表一九二九年起改称政治委员。

3.original adj.起初的; 原来的

例句:The original settlers are the Indians.
      最早在这里定居的是印第安人。

4.disapprove vi.不赞成

例句:She replied that she disapproved.
      她回答说她不赞成。

      My parents disapproved of my marriage.
      我父母不赞成我的婚事。

5.trick vt.哄骗; 欺骗

例句:Don't try to trick me!
      不要欺骗我!

      A clever lawyer should be able to trick the prisoner into an admission of guilt.
      聪明的律师应能诱使罪犯认罪。