和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:New Movie and Museum Exhibits Shine New Light on Civil War Events

2011-04-15来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. assassination n. 暗杀,行刺
例句:The assassination was successful.
暗杀成功了。
assassin n. 暗杀者,行刺者

2. boarding n. 寄宿
例句:Often these schools were "boarding schools" because roads were rough or distance great. 
因为路远难行,这些学校往往都是“寄宿学校”。

3. plot v. 密谋,策划
例句:They are plotting his murder.
他们正密谋杀害他。
n. (秘密) 计划,密谋
例句:The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the President.
警察破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。

4. necessarily adv. 必定地,必然地
例句:More work does not necessarily call for more men.
增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。

5. stomp v. 跺脚,践踏
例句:He angrily stomped his cricket after failing the fight.
比赛失败后,他生气地踏死了他的蟋蟀。

6. conspiracy n. 阴谋,密谋
例句:I had just taken the bait in a carefully conceived conspiracy. 
我已经落入一个细心安排的圈套。

7. dastardly adj. 卑鄙的,懦弱的
例句:It was dastardly of the caption to desert the sinking vessel and leave the passengers to fend for themselves .
抛弃沉船并丢下乘客让他们自己逃生,这就是船长的懦弱。

8. hasten v. 加速,赶快,急忙
例句:He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed.
他急忙向我们保证新闻界是不会知道的。

9. memoir n. 自传,回忆录
例句:He published his memoirs on the Second World War.
他出版了他的第二次世界大战回忆录。

10. scared adj. 惊慌的,吓坏的,害怕的
例句:I am scared to fly in a plane.
我怕坐飞机。

11. superintendent n. 负责人,主管人
例句:He is the superintendent of this school.
他是这所学校的负责人。

12. swarm v. 云集,密集,蜂拥
例句:Many people are still swarming in front of the gates of the stadium after the football match began.
足球赛开始后仍有许多没能入场的人们云集在体育场的门前。

13. inequality n. 不平等,不均等
例句:Inequality and poverty breed class conflict.
不平等和贫困滋长阶级对抗。

14. album n. 唱片,专辑
例句:Her latest album is a com-pilation of all her best singles. 
她最新的一套唱片是她的最佳单曲唱片的汇集。