和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:150 Years Later, US Still Debate Issues That Fueled Civil War

2011-04-09来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. anniversary n. 周年纪念日
例句:Today is my parents' 30th wedding anniversary.
今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

2. surrender v. 投降,放弃
例句:In the end they were forced to surrender.
最后他们被迫投降了。

3. imagine vt. 想象,设想,猜想
例句:You can easily imagine my surprise. 
你能很容易想像出我的惊奇。

4. community n. 大众,公众
例句:The job of a politician is to serve the whole community.
政治家的职责是为全体大众服务。

5. passion n. 热情,激情
例句:He could not control his passion.
他无法控制自己的激情。

6. particular adj. 特别的,特殊的
例句:This is a particular case.
这是一种特殊情况。

7. observance n. 庆祝,纪念
例句:In observance of Labor Day , all banks will be closed on Monday .
为了庆祝劳动节,所有的银行周一都会休息。

8. legacy n. 遗产,遗赠
例句:An unexpected legacy enabled him to wipe off the debt on his house. 
一笔意外的遗产使他全部偿还了他在住宅上所欠的债务。 

9. ignore vt. 忽视,不顾,不理
例句:On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge. 
 我们绝对不能忽略知识的价值。 

10. sacrifice vt. 牺牲,献出
例句:Jocelyn sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.
杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。

11. transform v. 改变
例句:Marriage has completely transformed her.
结婚使她完全改变了。

12. necessitate vt. 使…成为必要,需要
例句:Your proposal necessitates borrowing money.
你的提议使借款成为必要。

13. guarantee vt. 保证,担保
例句:I can guarantee that you will be satisfied with the result. 
我保证你会对这个结果满意。 

14. debate n. 讨论,辩论  v. 争论,辩论
例句1:The debate revolved around the morality of abortion. 
辩论以堕胎的道德性为主题而进行。
例句2:We're just debating what to do next.
我们正在讨论下一步该做什么事。

15. diverse adj. 不同的,多种多样的
例句:The production possibilities for a nation are diverse. 
一个国家的生产可能性是复杂多样的。