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VOA慢速英语:Fourteen Scientists and Activists Who are Changing the World
2011-05-25来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. moon n. 卫星
例句:Mars has two small moons.
火星有两个小卫星。
2. orbit n. 轨道
例句:They put a weather satellite into orbit round the earth.
他们把一颗气象卫星送入环绕地球的轨道。
3. atmosphere n. 大气, 大气层,大气圈
例句:Changes in the climate are due to pollution of the atmosphere.
由于对大气层的污染而造成了气候变化。
4. emissary n. 使者
例句:He is something like an emissary of light, something like a lower sort of apostle.
他大大小小也算是一位光明的使者,一位初级传经布道的圣徒。
5. supply n. 供给, 供应, 补给
例句:The water supply to the room failed.
这房间的供水中断了。
6. cultivate vt. 种植;栽培;培育
例句:The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。
7. hatred n. 仇恨, 憎恶
例句:She is full of hatred for the men who killed her husband.
她对那些杀死她丈夫的人心中充满仇恨。
8. fertilizer n. 肥料, 化肥
例句:Get some more fertilizer for the garden.
给花园再多施些肥料。
9. persuade v. 说服, 劝告
例句:It is easy to persuade oneself.
说服自己往往很容易。
10. endangered adj. 快要绝种的, 濒危的
例句:This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.
那个岛继续作为濒危物种的保护区。
11. fossil n. 化石
例句:The fossils may be a million years old.
这些化石可能有100万年了。
12. unearth vt. 发掘或挖出某物
例句:The police unearthed a skeleton in his garden.
警方从他的花园里挖出一具骷髅。
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