和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Getting NGOs to Celebrate Failure, So They Can Learn From Others' Mistakes

2010-09-14来源:和谐英语
1.recycle vt.回收利用;再利用

例句:Recycling of rubbish costs money and requires special equipment.
      回收利用垃圾的造价很高, 又需要专用设备。

2.celebration n.庆祝

例句:The celebration of Christmas is a custom.
      庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

      The streets were illuminated for the celebration.
      街上张灯结彩准备庆祝。

3.finite adj.有限的, 有限度的

例句:Human understanding is finite.
      人的理解力是有限的。

4.endlessly adv.无穷地;继续地;永久地

例句:arguing endlessly about money
      为钱财问题无休止地争吵

5.attend vt.出席,参加;照顾,护理;伴随,陪伴

例句:I don't find any objection to your attending the lecture.
      我看不出您来听课有什么不可以的。

6.prevalence n.传播,流行,普及

7.sustainable a.足可支撑的,养得起的,可以忍受的,可持续的

8.lighthearted adj.轻松愉快的,无忧无虑的

例句:The children looked lighthearted now that the final exam was over.
      期终考试结束了,孩子们看上去都很轻松愉快。

9.tendency n.倾向, 趋势

例句:He has a tendency to forget things.
      他有忘事的倾向。

      Prices continue to show an upward tendency.
      物价呈继续上升的趋势。

10.highlight vt.强调, 突出, 使显著

例句:The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
      总统强调访问中国的重要性。