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VOA慢速英语:For Arizona Girl, a Life of Hope With Tragic Endpoints
例句:He was sitting among a group of children, telling them a story.
他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事。
among,between,amid,amongst
这些前置词均含“在……之间,在……之中”之意。
among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。
between多指两者之间,但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上,表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。
amid正式用词,侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。
amongst与among同义,是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。
2.recover vt.恢复; 重新获得, 找回
例句:The police recovered the stolen jewellery.
警察追回了失窃的珠宝。
3.expectation n.预料; 期望
例句:He has little expectation of passing the exam.
他对考试及格不抱希望。
4.predict vt.vi.预言; 预测; 预示; 预告; 预报
例句:They predicted great things for the boy.
他们预言这孩子有出息。
5.suspend vt.悬,吊,使悬浮,暂停,中止,推迟
6.restrictive adj.限制(性)的,约束(性)的
例句:He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.
他辩称法律的约束性有些过分了。
7.renew vt.重新开始; 继续
例句:The trees renew their foliage every year.
树木每年都重新长出叶子。
8.incite vt.刺激, 激励, 煽动
例句:Insults incite resentment.
侮辱激起仇恨。
The captain's example incited the men to bravery.
船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。
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