和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log

2012-02-12来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. expression n. 措辞;词句
例句:"Shut up" is not a polite expression.
"住口"不是有礼貌的话。

2. juicy adj. 多汁的,汁液丰富的
例句:This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.
这甘蔗既甜又多汁。

3. imagine vt. 想像, 设想
例句:I can imagine the scene clearly in my mind.
我可以清楚地想像出那个情景。

4. stream n. 小河, 溪流
例句:Can you jump across the stream?
你能跳过这条小溪吗?

5. recognize vt. 认出,识别;认识
例句:He looked at the envelope and recognized Jenny's handwriting immediately.
他看了看信封,马上认出是珍妮的笔迹。

6. lottery n. 抽彩给奖法
例句:She won a fortune in a lottery.
她在一次抽奖中赢了一笔大钱。

7. imaginary adj. 想像中的, 假想的, 虚构的
例句:All the characters in this book are imaginary.
此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。

8. treat vt. 对待, 看待
例句:He treated me all right.
他待我不错。

9. urge vt. 鼓励; 极力主张; 大力推荐
例句:We all urged him to go ahead with his plan.
我们都鼓励他实施他的计划。

10. wreck vt. 毁坏[毁灭]某物
例句:The fire wrecked the hotel.
那场大火把饭店烧毁了。