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VOA慢速英语:Bigger Ships, So a Bigger Panama Canal
2011-08-08来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. waterway n. 水路, 航道
例句:Canals and rivers form the inland waterways of a country.
运河和江河构成了一个国家的内河水路。
2. canal n. 运河
例句:The ship is sailing towards Europe through the Suez Canal.
这条船正通过苏伊士运河驶往欧洲。
3. permit v. 允许; 许可
例句:We will have our meeting here, if you permit us.
如果你允许的话, 我们的会就在这里开。
4. capacity n. 容量, 容积
例句:The theater has a seating capacity of 800.
这个剧场可容纳八百名观众。
5. handle vt. 处理, 应付, 对待
例句:Do you know how to handle the machine?
你知道怎样操作这台机器吗?
6. fit vt. (使)适合
例句:His great height fitted him to play basketball.
他的身材高大, 适合打篮球。
7. draft n. (船的)吃水(深度)
例句:The boat has a shallow draft.
这条船吃水浅。
8. lock n. (运河等的)船闸,水闸
例句:The lock keeper closed the lock gate.
船闸管理员关上了闸门。
9. existing adj. 存在的;现存的;目前的
例句:Consensus politics places a high value on existing political institutions.
代表多数人意见的政纲强调现存政治机构的重要性。
10. balance v. (使)平衡, (使)均衡
例句:When you learn to ride a bicycle you must learn to balance.
你学骑脚踏车时必须学会保持平衡。
11. optimal adj. 最佳的,最优的
例句:The tariff may be nationally optimal, but it still means a net loss to the world.
关税对国家也许是最适当的,但对世界来说则仍然意味着净损失。
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