和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Take Me Out to the Ball Game for Some Hits of the Musical Sort

2011-04-04来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. pastime n. 娱乐,消遣
例句:Watching TV is my favorite pastime. 
 看电视是我最喜欢的娱乐活动。

2. explore v. 探索,探究
例句:We must explore all possible ways to increase food production. 
 我们必须探究增加食物生产的一切可能的途径。

3. expert n. 专家,能手
例句:An expert will evaluate the old furniture in this house. 
 一个行家将会估计这屋内旧家具的价格。
adj. 内行的,熟练的,有经验的
例句:He became an expert language teacher. 
 他成了一个有经验的语言教师。

4. stretch v. 伸展,拉紧
例句:After that heavy lunch I think we need to stretch our legs. 
 吃了这么丰盛的午餐,我想我们需要起来走一走。 

5. inning n. 【棒】局
例句:Our team tallied three runs in that inning. 
 我队在那一局中得三分。

6. autograph n. 亲笔签名
例句:I asked the author to autograph my book. 
 我请作者在书上亲笔签名。

7. subject n. 主题
例句:Let us revert to the original subject. 
 我们回过来谈原来的主题吧。 

8. jolt v. (使)摇动
例句:The car jolted badly over the rough road.
汽车在崎岖的路上颠簸。

9. cast n. 全体演员,班底
例句:The cast of the play was very strong.
这出戏的演员阵容非常强。

10. patron n. 赞助人,资助人
例句:He was lucky to have found a millionaire patron. 
 他有幸找到了一位百万富翁赞助人。

11. ease n. 容易,舒适,轻松
例句:Their team won the game with ease. 
 他们队轻松地赢了那场比赛。

12. doff v. 脱去,脱帽
例句:He doff his cap as a token of respect.
他脱帽以示敬意。

13. sneer n. 讥笑,嘲笑
例句:The remark was, of course, a sneer.
这话当然是一种嘲笑。

14. shatter v. 粉碎,击碎,毁坏
例句:She shattered the cup when she dropped it on the floor.
她把杯子掉在地板上,摔得粉碎。