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VOA慢速英语:Henry Ford, 1863-1947: He Created the Ford Motor Company and Revolutionized the Automobile I

2012-01-08来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. invent vt.发明; 创造；编造
例句：Edison invented the electric light.
爱迪生发明了电灯。

2. ruin vt.破坏, 毁掉；使破产, 使沦落
例句：I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man.
我被那场官司搞垮了, 现在已经倾家荡产。

3. fix vt. 修理; 校准
例句：They know how to fix their cars.
他们知道怎样修理自己的汽车。

4. power vt. 给...提供动力
例句：The tractor is powered by a diesel engine.
这台牵引机是用柴油机发动的。

5. resign v. 辞职, 放弃
例句：Mander resigned from office.
曼德辞职了。

6. notice n. 注意
例句：Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter.
没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。

7. spread v. 传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

8. request n.要求, 请求；所请求的事物
例句：The teachers were deaf to our requests.
老师对我们的请求一点都听不进去。

9. invest vt. 投资; 花费
例句：He invested all his money in real estate.
他把钱全部投资房地产。

10. mass n. 大量, 大批; 众多
例句：I have masses of work to do.
我有大量工作要做。