和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Olympus’ Troubles Echo Peter Drucker’s Management Concerns

2011-12-09来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. apology n. 道歉, 认错, 愧悔
例句:I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
恐怕我昨天的脾气不怎么好, 我认为应该向你道歉。

2. hide vt. 隐瞒, 掩盖
例句:You're hiding some important facts.
你在隐瞒某些重要事实。

3. declare vt.宣布, 宣告; 声明;断言, 宣称
例句:He declared that the meeting has been postponed.
他宣布会议已延期了。

4. meaningful adj. 意味深长的;意在言外的
例句:The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.
夫妻俩意味深长地交换了一下眼色,但什么都没说。

5. advise v. 劝告, 提建议
例句:It is easy for you to advise, but difficult to take advice from others.
劝告别人容易, 接受劝告就难了。

6. desire n. 愿望, 欲望, 心愿
例句:Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.
失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。

7. warn v. 警告, 提醒; 告诫; 预先通知, 预告
例句:The weather station warned that a storm was coming.
气象台说将有暴风雨来临。

8. wage n. 工资
例句:When wages are high, prices are high.
工资高, 物价也会相对的高。

9. value vt.估价;重视, 尊重
例句:I valued my friendship with my classmates.
我珍视我和同学们之间的友谊。

10. seek v. 寻找; 探寻
例句:We sought long and hard but found no answer.
我们作了长期的艰苦探索, 但没有找到答案。