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VOA慢速英语:Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs

2011-06-03来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. entrepreneur n. 创业者,企业家
例句:The entrepreneur takes business risks in the hope of making a profit.
企业家为追求利润而冒险。

2. employ vt. 雇用
例句:We employ her as an adviser .
我们聘用她为顾问。

3. sector n. 部门; 领域
例句:The East, particularly the industrial sector, suffered from a cripplingly tight money supply. 
在东部,特别是在工业部门,由于银根紧缩,几乎使这个部门陷于瘫痪。 

4. noNPRofit adj. 非营利的
例句:This charity is a noNPRofit organization.
这个慈善团体是个非盈利性组织。

5. entrepreneurship n. 创业精神
例句:Young people are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship.
年轻人的创业热情很高。

6. dear adj. 珍贵的; 珍视的
例句:He lost everything that was dear to him.
他所珍惜的一切都失去了。

7. founder n. 创始人
例句:He was the founder of Confucianism.
他是儒家学派的创始人。

8. persuade v. 说服, 劝告
例句:It is easy to persuade oneself.
说服自己往往很容易。

9. passion n. 爱好, 酷爱
例句:He had a passion for music.
他酷爱音乐。

10. evolve v. 演变; 进化
例句:Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。