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VOA慢速英语:Visiting the Beautiful Missions Along California’s Coast
2011-12-07来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. claim vt. (根据权利)要求;认领;索取
例句:The old man claimed the land.
老人要求得到这块土地。
2. settle vt.安排; 安放; 安家, 定居
例句:Their ancestry settled the land in 1856.
他们的祖辈1856年在这块土地上定居下来。
3. convert vt. 使皈依;使改变信仰
例句:The priest converted many natives into Christianity.
这个牧师使许多土著居民改信基督教。
4. sail vi. 起航, 开船;坐船旅行, 航行
例句:We sailed the Atlantic in five days.
我们用了五天时间乘船驶过了大西洋。
5. separate adj. 不同的, 个别的;单独的, 各自的;分开的, 不相连的
例句:Are they joined together or separate?
它们是合在一起还是分开的?
6. force vt. 强迫,迫使
例句:The policemen forced the criminals to give up their arms.
警察迫使罪犯放下武器。
7. bury vt.埋葬;掩埋, 埋藏
例句:He felt lonely after he buried his good friend.
埋葬了好友之后, 他感到很孤独。
8. ruin n. 毁坏, 毁灭, 灭亡; 废墟; 遗迹
例句:Many ruins of Roman date are to be seen in the south of France.
许多古罗马时期的遗迹可以在法国南部看到。
9. treasure n. 金银财宝; 宝藏;珍宝, 贵重物品
例句:The library has many art treasures.
这家图书馆收藏了很多艺术珍品。
10. swallow n.燕子
例句:One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
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