和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:New School Trains in Different Religions

2011-09-23来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. religious adj. 宗教的
例句:That's a religious question.
那是个宗教问题。

2. train v. 训练, 锻炼; 培养
例句:They trained him as an engineer.
他们把他培养成一名工程师。

3. located adj.坐落的,位于的
例句:The house is conveniently located within the town centre.
该住宅位于市镇中心,很是方便。

4. donate v. 捐赠, 赠送
例句:He donated to cancer research.
他捐款支持癌症的研究工作。

5. promote vt. 促进; 推动; 增进
例句:The organization works to promote the trade between nations.
该组织旨在促进各国之间的贸易。

6. affair n. 事务, 事态
例句:I know nothing of legal affairs.
我对法律方面的事情一无所知。

7. demonstrate vt. 论证, 证明
例句:All of those demonstrated the correctness of his analysis.
这一切都证明了他分析的正确性。

8. balance v. 使平衡;保持...的平衡
例句:In order to balance their trade, they would have to buy less goods in the United States.
为了平衡贸易,他们将不得不减少在美国购货。

9. breach n. 破裂, 不和;破坏, 违反
例句:We won't have any breach of discipline.
我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。

10. cede vt. 让给, 割让;放弃
例句:A third of the territory was ceded to France.
领土的三分之一割让给了法国。

11. compassion n. 怜悯, 同情
例句:She showed no compassion for her patients.
她对病人没有任何同情心。