和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Remembering Don Cornelius and his ‘Soul Train’

2012-02-10来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. explore vt.探索; 探究; 仔细查看
例句:We must explore all the possibilities.
我们必须探讨所有的可能性。

2. disapprove vi.不赞成
例句:My parents disapproved of my marriage.
我父母不赞成我的婚事。

3. handle vt. 处理, 应付, 对待
例句:He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.
他不让秘书处理机密文件。

4. shift vt. 替换,更换;变动,改变
例句:A sunset like this shifted its tints every moment.
像这样的日落时时刻刻在改变着色彩。

5. loan n. 贷款
例句:The bank made a loan of ten thousand pounds to the factory.
银行贷给那家工厂一万英镑。

6. influential adj. 有很大影响的,有权势的,有支配力的
例句:The fact is influential in reaching a decision.
这一因素对做出决定是有影响的。

7. personality n. 名人,名士
例句:A number of local personalities were present at the meeting.
一些当地名人出席了会议。

8. launch vt. 开办;发起;使开始从事
例句:We launched a new project.
我们开始从事一个新项目。

9. attendance n. 出席次数;出席;参加;出席人数
例句:The attendance of this class never dropped off.
这个班的出席人数从未下降。

10. trouble vt. 使烦恼, 使忧虑
例句:What troubles me is that the supply of raw materials is not ensured.
使我担忧的是原料供应没有保证。