和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:AMERICAN HISTORY: Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam War

2011-11-03来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. term n. 任期; 期限
例句:An American President's term of office is four years.
美国总统的任期是四年。

2. launch vt. 发动(战争等);开展(斗争等);发出(命令等);提出(抗议等)
例句:The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

3. overthrow vt. 打倒; 推翻
例句:They overthrew their King.
他们推翻了国王。

4. oppose v. 反对; 使相对
例句:We opposed the proposal but to no avail.
我们反对这个提议, 但没用。

5. halt v. (使)停下来
例句:The company halted the operations during the strike.
罢工期间, 这家公司停止了业务。

6. proposal n.提议; 建议;求婚
例句:They presented concrete proposals for improvement.
他们提出了具体的改进建议。

7. compromise vi. 妥协;退让
例句:I am prepared to make some concession on minor details, but I cannot compromise on fundamentals.
在一些细节上我可以作些让步,但在基本原则上我是不会妥协的。

8. suspect vt. 猜疑(是), 怀疑(是), 觉得(是);怀疑; 不信任;怀疑…有罪
例句:I suspect him to know everything about that.
我猜想那件事他全都知道了。

9. maze n. 迷宫
例句:He found his way through the complex maze of corridors.
他穿过了迷宫一样的走廊。

10. dislodge vt. 把…赶出, 从…逐出;把…移去
例句:The coughing dislodged the fishbone from his throat.
他一咳嗽就把卡在喉咙里的鱼刺咳出来了。

11. scurry vi.急匆匆地走
例句:It began to rain and we scurried for shelter.
下起雨来, 我们急忙找地方躲避。

12. devote vt. 把…奉献(给), 把…专用(于)
例句:He has been devoting his whole life to benefiting mankind.
他把自己的一生贡献给了造福人类的事业。