和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:American History: Bill Clinton’s Second Term

2012-03-02来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. profound adj. 深深的;深刻的;深切的;深度的
例句:Her parents' divorce had a profound effect on her life.
她父母的离异对她的生活有很深的影响。

2. accusation n. 指责;指控;控告
例句:He made the accusations without a shred of evidence to back them up.
他提出的指控毫无证据。

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

4. minimum adj. 最低的, 最小的
例句:Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.
今天的最低气温是10℃。

5. await vt. 等待;期待
例句:We got up early and found breakfast awaiting us.
我们早早起身,看见早餐已准备好等我们吃。

6. prejudice n. 成见, 偏见, 歧视
例句:They accused him of having a prejudice against his women employees.
他们指责他歧视女雇员。

7. cloak vt. 掩盖,掩饰
例句:He cloaked his evil purpose under friendly words.
他用友好的语言来掩盖他罪恶的目的。

8. compromise n. 妥协,和解
例句:I hope we shall come to a compromise.
我希望我们能达成妥协。

9. yield v. 生产, 出产, 带来
例句:His business yields big profits.
他的企业获利大。

10. negotiation n.协商, 谈判;完成(难事);通过
例句:The proposal is now under negotiation.
目前正在就这项提案进行磋商。