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VOA慢速英语:United States Releases Results of 2010 Population Count

2010-12-25来源:和谐英语
1.official adj.官方的, 正式的, 官方认可的,官方授权的

例句:They have got some official figures.
      他们得到一些官方数字。

2.census n.人口普查, 统计

例句:A census of population is taken every ten years.
      人口普查每十年进行一次。

3.equally adv.相等地,同等地

例句:All non-violent religious and political beliefs should be respected equally.
      对所有非暴力的宗教和政治信仰应予以同等尊重。

4.gain vt.vi.获得, 赢得

例句:The man gained a lot in the business, but he lost the respect of his friends.
      那个人做这买卖赚了很多钱, 但他却失去了朋友们对他的尊敬。

       He gained the rank of Colonel.
       他获得上校军衔。
 
5.mostly adv.大部分, 主要地, 多半, 通常, 一般地

例句:She uses her car mostly for driving to work.
      她的汽车主要用于上下班。

      He has the occasional cigarette, but mostly he smokes a pipe.
      他偶尔抽香烟, 但通常是抽烟斗。