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VOA慢速英语:Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to Dream and Became the First African American Female P

2011-06-12来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. pilot n. 飞行员
例句:The pilot crashed the airplane in landing.
飞机驾驶员在降落时使飞机坠毁。

2. ancestor n. 祖先, 祖宗
例句:The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people.
崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。

3. complete vt. 完成, 结束
例句:When will you complete the task?
你什么时候完成任务?

4. supervise v. 监督, 管理
例句:Tomorrow he will supervise all the pupils taking the English examination.
明天全体学生考英语, 他将担任监考。

5. permit v. 允许; 许可
例句:She permitted me to borrow the book.
她允许我借那本书。

6. trick n. 诀窍, 技巧, 技艺
例句:Patience is the trick in doing a job well.
耐心是做工作的诀窍。

7. seek v. 寻求;谋求;争取
例句:They mainly hire them to seek support for the prevailing paradigm.
他们聘请他们的主要目的是寻求对当代流行范式提供支持。

8. license vt. 批准, 许可, 颁发执照
例句:They have licensed the private hotel.
他们已发了许可证给那家私人旅馆。

9. parachute n. 降落伞
例句:Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.
有紧急情况, 请打开降落伞。

10. fulfilled adj. 满足的;个人志向得以实现的
例句:At last his dreams were fulfilled.
他的梦想终于实现了。

11. dare vt. 敢; 敢做
例句:I dare you to jump over the stream.
我谅你不敢跳过这条小河。