和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Can Brain Scans of Young Children Predict Reading Problems?

2012-02-09来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. disorder n. 杂乱;混乱
例句:When returning, he discovered the room in disorder.
回家后, 他发现屋子里乱七八糟。

2. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示; 预告; 预报
例句:I cannot predict when to meet her again.
我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

3. participate v. 参加, 参与
例句:Several experts will participate as technical advisers.
几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。

4. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句:The policeman identified him as the thief.
警察认出他是小偷。

5. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句:The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

6. intervention n. 介入, 干涉, 干预
例句:The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。

7. measure vt. 量出; 记录
例句:This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.
这是衡量一个人是否真正进步的标准。

8. extent n. 程度, 限度
例句:What's the extent of the damage?
损坏的程度如何?

9. excellent adj. 优秀的, 卓越的, 杰出的
例句:The student was excellent in chemistry.
这个学生的化学成绩优异。

10. majority n. 多数, 大多数; 半数以上
例句:The majority of his books are kept upstairs.
他的大部分书收藏在楼上。