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VOA慢速英语:Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784: Early African-American Poet

2011-12-19来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. kidnap vt.诱拐, 绑架, 劫持
例句：His son was kidnapped yesterday.
他儿子昨天被绑架了。

2. treat vt.对待, 看待
例句：He treated me all right.
他待我不错。

3. gathering n.聚集, 集会
例句：He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.
他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。

4. desire n. 愿望, 欲望, 心愿
例句：She has a desire of climbing mountains.
她想去爬山。

5. alphabet n. 字母表，全部字母
例句：There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
英语字母表中有26个字母。

6. question vt.问(某人)问题；对(某事物)表示[感到]怀疑
例句：He questioned whether she could have arrived in time.
他怀疑她是否能准时到达。

7. reaction n.反应; 回应
例句：Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.
他们对这个笑话的反应是笑。

8. praise vt.称赞, 赞赏；赞美; 颂扬; 崇拜
例句：Critics praised the works as highly original.
评论家称赞该作品独树一帜。

9. attempt n.尝试, 试图, 企图
例句：After repeated attempts they finally succeeded.
经过反复尝试, 他们终于成功了。

10. appeal n. 呼吁, 恳求；感染力, 吸引力
例句：This kind of music hasn't much appeal for me.
这类音乐对我没有吸引力。