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VOA慢速英语:Haitians Face Major Election, but How Many Will Vote Is Unclear
例句:About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests.
这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。
Blood donors give blood for use in hospitals.
献血者献血供医院使用。
2.misery n.悲惨,不幸,穷困
agony,auguish,torment,torture,grief,misery,distress,sorrow
这些名词均有“苦恼、痛苦”之意。
agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。
auguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦;用于身体时,多指局部或暂时的痛苦。
torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。
torture语气比toment强,指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。
grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。
misery着重痛苦的可悲状态,多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。
distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦,也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。
sorrow语气比grief弱,指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。
3.postpone vt.延期; 推迟;展缓
例句:The mother postponed all other business to the task of smoothing her crying child.
母亲放下一切别的事情, 先去抚慰哭叫着的孩子。
They postponed leaving because of the weather.
他们因天气原因而延期离开。
4.dissolve v.结束,解除(婚姻关系);终止(商业协议);解散(议会)
例句:The campaign dissolved.
这场运动结束了。
They dissolved their marriage.
他们结束了他们的婚姻。
5.unsure adj.缺乏信心的, 无把握的
例句:He is unsure of himself.
他对自己没有信心。
6.turnout n.出来的人群,出席者,产量
例句:There was quite a good turnout at the polls.
投票率相当好。
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