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VOA慢速英语:Thousands of US Teachers Lose Jobs as States Cut Budgets
2011-05-05来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. recession n. 经济衰退; 不景气;经济萎缩
例句:The recession have cause thousands of bankruptcy.
经济不景气造成数千万的破产。
2. recovery n. 改善;回升;复苏
例句:The economy staged a recovery.
经济处于回升期。
3. layoff n. 临时解雇
例句:Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week.
各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
4. disheartening adj. 使人失去信心的,使人沮丧的
例句:We propose the light to throw on this disheartening tragedy.
我们对这桩令人沮丧的悲剧提出我们的说明。
5. frustrating. adj. 使人沮丧的,令人泄气的,令人懊恼的
例句:It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.
那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
6. principal n. 负责人, 校长
例句:He is the principal of this school.
他是该学校的校长。
7. personnel n. (总称)人员; 员工;全体人员;职员
例句:The personnel are not happy to change these rules.
全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
8. immigrant n. 移民
例句:. He is descended lineally from an immigrant.
他是一位移民的直系后裔。
9. enormous adj. 巨大的, 极大的, 庞大的
例句:Litigation often entails enormous expense.
诉讼需要大量花费。
10. funding n. 经费;资金
例句:We increased funding for social programs.
我们增加了社会事业的投入。
11. consolidate v. (使)合并,(使)结成一体
例句:Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank.
那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。
12. shorten v. 缩短,缩减
例句:Smoking can shorten your life.
吸烟会缩短你的生命。
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