和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Animal Safety on Movie Sets Still a Concern

2011-09-30来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. artificial adj. 人造的, 人工的, 假的
例句:The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。

2. guarantee vt. 保证; 担保
例句:We can't guarantee our workers' regular employment.
我们不能保证我们的工人定期受雇。

3. generate vt. 产生,发生; 造成,引起
例句:Investment generates higher incomes.
投资带来更高的收入。

4. decrease v. (使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句:Interest in the sport is decreasing.
人们对此项运动的兴趣已逐渐减退。

5. praise vt. 赞美; 颂扬; 崇拜
例句:He was praised for his neat and careful work.
他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。

6. yell v. 叫喊, 号叫, 叫着说
例句:They yelled their goodbyes when the bus left.
汽车开动时, 他们大喊再见。

7. supervision n. 监督, 管理
例句:The work was done under my supervision.
这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。

8. scene n. (戏剧的)一场, (电影、电视的)一个镜头, (小说的)一节
例句:They have added a new scene at the beginning.
在开头他们又增加了一场戏。

9. gift n. 天赋, 天才
例句:He has the gift to draw painting.
他有绘画的天分。

10. wander v. 漫游, 徘徊
例句:The boy wandered the neighbourhood, looking for his dog.
那男孩在附近徘徊, 寻找自己的狗。