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VOA慢速英语:Food Shortages a Worry for South Sudan
词汇讲解:
1. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句:There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。
2. uNPRedictable adj. 无法预言的, 不可预测的
例句:Changes in the stock market are, of course, highly un -predictable.
股票市场的变化当然是变幻莫测。
3. estimate v. 估计; 评价, 评估
例句:The gardener estimated that it would take him four hours to weed the garden.
园丁估计他给花园除草需要四个小时。
4. violence n. 暴力, 强暴
例句:War is the most acute form of expression of violence.
战争是暴力所表现的最剧烈的形式。
5. donor n.捐赠者,赠与者
例句:Blood donors give blood for use in hospitals.
献血者献血供医院使用。
6. 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。
7. context n. 背景, 环境;上下文, 语境
例句:You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.
你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
8. localize vt.使局部化
例句:The authorities tried to localize the epidemic.
当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
9. dispute n.辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。
10. fertile adj. 多产的, 富饶的
例句:Plants grow well in fertile soil.
植物在肥沃的土壤里长势良好。
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