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VOA慢速英语:Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues
词汇讲解:
1. mixture n. 混合物;混杂的事物[人群];混合(状态)
例句:He stood in a mixture of desire and apprehensions.
他怀着渴望和恐惧交加的心情伫立着。
2. express vt.表达, 表示, 陈述
例句:He expressed his views at the meeting.
他在会上发表了自己的观点。
3. brothel n. 妓院对药物(尤指毒品)之依赖;毒瘾
例句:He used to visit a brothel in Paris.
他以前常到巴黎的一家妓院。
4. tragic adj. 悲剧的; 悲惨的;悲痛的;可悲的
例句:There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.
昨天公路上发生了一起很惨的事故。
5. alcohol n. 酒, 含酒精的饮料; 酒精, 乙醇
例句:The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.
法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
6. record n. 记录, 记载,唱片
例句:Some records of ancient civilization were discovered recently.
最近发现了一些古代文明的记录。
7. racial adj. 种族的; 存在或发生于种族之间的
例句:They have long been involved in a crusade for racial equality.
长期以来他们一直致力于争取种族平等的运动。
8. injustice n. 不公平;非正义
例句:They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.
他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
9. affect vt. 影响;感动;假装
例句:The tax increases have affected us all.
加税已经影响了我们所有的人。
10. possess vt. 具有;占据
例句:The country possesses rich mineral deposits.
这个国家拥有丰富的矿藏。
11. sentence vt. 宣判; 判决
例句:The judge sentenced him to do hard labour.
法官判他服劳役。
12. dependence n. 对药物(尤指毒品)之依赖;毒瘾
例句:Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.
医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
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