和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:British Kids + Online Tutors in India = Divided Opinions

2011-04-21来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. colony n. 殖民地
例句:The colony has now attained nationality.
这块殖民地现已获得独立。

2. tutor n. 导师,家庭教师
例句:His father employed a tutor for him.
他父亲给他请了一位家庭教师。

3. outsourcing n. 外包,外购,外部采办
例句:IBM 's great strength is in offering total outsourcing .
IBM的强项是能提供全套的外包服务。

4. individual adj. 个别的,单独的,个人的
例句:Students can apply for individual tuition.
学生可以申请个别指导。

5. online n. 在线,联机
例句:There are lots of good textbooks and online tutorials .
还有很多很好的教科书和在线教程。

6. engaged adj. 忙碌的
例句:I am engaged the whole week.
我整个星期都没空。

7. embrace vt. 欣然接受,抓住
例句:She embraced his offer to help her with her English.
她欣然接受他帮她学习英语的提议。

8. feedback n. 反馈,反馈信息
例句:The more feedback we get from viewers, the better.
从观众那儿得到的反馈越多越好。

9. genuine adj. 真诚的,真心的
例句:As time went on, a genuine friendship grew up between us.
随着时间的推移, 我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。
真的,非人造的
例句:This medal is made of genuine gold.
这枚奖章是真金制成的。

10. addition n. 增加的人或事物
例句:They've just had an addition to the family.
他们家里刚刚添了一口人。

11. supplement vt. 增补,补充
例句:They had to get a job to supplement the family income.
他们不得不找一份工作以贴补家庭收入。