和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Mother Bears May Be More Bark Than Bite

2011-06-22来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. robot n. 机器人
例句:Science fiction stories often mention robots that can talk.
科幻小说常提到会说话的机器人。

2. represent vt. 体现;反映
例句:This photograph represents my childhood.
这张照片反映了我的童年生活。

3. simulate vt. 假装;模仿, 模拟
例句:A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.
猛力抖动金属片以模仿雷声。

4. disarm vi. 裁军
例句:It is difficult to persuade the superpowers to disarm.
要说服超级大国裁军是很难的。

5. swarm n. 蜂群, 一大群(蜜蜂等昆虫); 一大群一大批(向同方向移动的人)
例句:A swarm of ants are moving busily.
一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

6. donate v. 捐赠,赠送
例句:They used to donate large sum of money to the Red Cross every year.
他们过去每年都向红十字会捐献大笔的钱。

7. attack n. 攻击, 袭击
例句:The enemy attack took us by surprise.
敌人的进攻使我们感到意外。

8. sense vt. 感觉到; 意识到; 发觉
例句:I sense that you would rather not go.
我觉得你最好还是别走。

9. aggressive adj. 好争斗的, 挑衅的, 侵略性的
例句:The dogs are trained to be aggressive.
这些狗被训练得具有攻击性。

10. recognize vt. 认出, 识别出
例句:I recognized Mary by her red hat.
我凭玛丽的红帽子认出了她。

11. endangered adj. 快要绝种的
例句:14 per cent of primate species are highly endangered.
14% 的灵长类物种处于高度濒危状态。

12. delay v. (使)耽搁, 延误
例句:The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.
驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。