和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Prisons as Art Studios

2012-01-06来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. split v. 把...划分; 分担;分享;分得
例句:We'll split the cost of the dinner between us.
我们将均分晚餐的费用。

2. harsh adj. 严厉的;严酷的,恶劣的
例句:He was subjected to the harshest possible conditions.
他遭遇了最艰苦的条件。

3. release vt.释放; 放开;发布; 发行; 发售
例句:They released the prisoners.
他们释放了俘虏。

4. permit v. 允许; 许可
例句:His illness would not permit that he (should) work hard.
病魔不允许他辛苦工作。

5. allude vi.提及, 暗指
例句:In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design.
在你的谈话中, 你提到了某个阴谋。

6. retirement n. 退休;退职;退役
例句:She took to painting after retirement.
她退休后爱上绘画。

7. 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。

8. crowded adj. 人(太)多的;拥挤的
例句:He pulled wires and got us a room at the crowded hotel.
他走门路,给我们在客满的旅馆里弄到了一间空房。

9. influence n. 影响; 感化力
例句:Her influence made me a better person.
她对我的影响使我成为一个更好的人。

10. contain vt.包含; 容纳;控制, 抑制
例句:The hall can contain two hundred people.
大厅可以容纳200人。