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VOA慢速英语:'Snoopy House' Finds a New Home, and Other Holiday Tales

2011-12-19来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. display n. 展览,陈列;表演
例句：Children enjoy a fireworks display.
孩子们喜爱看烟火。

2. artificial adj. 人造的, 人工的, 假的
例句：The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。

3. mortgage n. 抵押借款
例句：The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.
银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。

4. devastate vt.毁坏;使荒芜；在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮
例句：I was devastated by the news of the crash.
我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。

5. file vt. 提交(申请等), 呈递
例句：They filed an application to have their case heard early.
他们申请早日审理他们的案子。

6. exclude vt.排除; 不包括在内
例句：The club excluded women from membership.
该俱乐部拒绝妇女入会。

7. recognizable adj. 可认出的;可承认的;可认可的
例句：This situation produces recognizable stress symptoms.
这种情况产生一些容易认出的紧张症状。

8. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句：She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。

9. drape vt. 遮盖或装饰某人或某物; 将(衣物、帘等)悬挂, 披
例句：She draped a shawl over her shoulders.
她把一条披巾披在肩膀上。

10. alternative n. 取舍, 抉择, 可供选择的事物
例句：The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外, 惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。