和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Europe and the Debt Crisis in Greece

2011-11-05来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. ignore vt.不顾, 不理, 忽视
例句:His letters were ignored.
他的信无人理会。

2. supply vt.供给, 供应
例句:Our task is to supply vegetables all the year round.
我们的任务是全年供应蔬菜。

3. utility n.功用, 效用;公用事业
例句:The store deals in objects of domestic utility.
那家商店出售家庭用品。

4. neglect vt.疏忽; 忽略; 遗漏
例句:The study of this subject is undeservedly neglected today.
现今, 这门学科的研究受到不应有的忽视。

5. rotten adj.腐烂的; 腐朽的;道德败坏的;极坏的; 极讨厌的
例句:The book was pretty rotten.
这本书糟透了。

6. pension n. 退休金, 养老金,抚恤金
例句:She went to the company to draw her pension.
她去公司领退休金。

7. plunge vi. 陷(入)
例句:She plunged deep into thought.
她陷入沉思。

8. pressure vt. 对...施加压力;迫使
例句:Some young people are pressured into staying on at school.
有些年轻人是在压力下才继续留在学校里上学的。

9. inequality n.不平等,不均等,不等量
例句:Inequality and poverty breed class conflict.
不平等和贫困滋长阶级对抗。

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