和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:New Music from Beyonce and an Exhibit on “Perfect Girls”

2011-07-15来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. exhibit n. 展示会
例句:This week there's an exhibit of Chinese paintings at the art gallery.
本星期在美术馆举办中国画展。

2. personal adj. 个人的; 私人的
例句:It's a personal letter.
这是私人信件。

3. float v. (使)漂浮[飘动]
例句:The boy was floating his boat.
那男孩让他的小船在水上漂着。

4. restrict vt. 限制; 约束
例句:He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
他觉得这一新法律会限制他的自由。

5. ingredient n. (构成)要素,因素; (混合物的)组成部分;(烹调的)原料
例句:Imagination and hard work are the ingredients of success.
想像力和勤劳是成功的要素。

6. compassionate adj. 表示怜悯的,有同情心的
例句:She is a compassionate person.
她是一个有同情心的人。

7. bride n. 新娘
例句:At least a dozen people attend on the bride of the wealthy prince.
至少有12个人侍候这个富有的王子的新娘。

8. loyalty n. 忠诚, 忠心
例句:No one could ever doubt her loyalty.
谁也不会怀疑她的忠诚。

9. paint vt. 涂, 搽
例句:Taking out her lipstick, she began to paint her lips.
她拿出口红, 开始往嘴唇上抹。

10. release vt. 发布; 发行; 发售
例句:The commission released its findings.
委员会公布了调查结果。

11. praise vt. 称赞, 赞赏,赞扬
例句:Critics praised the works as highly original.
评论家称赞该作品独树一帜。

12. energetic adj. 精力充沛的, 充满活力的,需要能量的,积极的
例句:I don't feel energetic enough to rush about, so I'll sit down.
我感到没有力气东奔西跑, 我想坐下来。