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VOA慢速英语:Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York for Immigrants 100 Years Ago

2010-08-25来源:和谐英语
1.tenement n.房屋,住户,租户,地产

2.sewing n.缝纫,针线活

例句:Cooking,sewing,and house keeping are household arts.
      煮饭、缝衣和料理家务都是持家的艺术。

3.motion vt.(向…)打手势, 示意

例句:The teacher motioned the boy to study.
      老师示意那个孩子去学习

4.immigrant n.移民

例句:Canada has many immigrants from Europe.
      加拿大有许多欧洲移民。

5.ancestor n.祖先, 祖宗
 
例句:She has worshipped her ancestor.
      她已拜过她的祖先。

6.evolve vt.vi.演变; 进化

例句:Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
      语言在不断地缓慢发展。

      He has evolved a new theory.
      他已形成了一种新学说。