和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Some American Indian Tribes Recording Faster Growth Than Rest of US

2012-03-12来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. complete adj. 完全的,彻底的; 完整的;全部的
例句:A more complete study of the subject is needed.
对这个问题需要作更加彻底的研究。

2. gambling n. 冒险;投机; 赌博, 赌钱
例句:The government is framing a new bill to put a cap on gambling.
政府正在制定新的法案以对赌博加以限制。

3. sharp adj. 轮廓鲜明的; 明显的; 清晰的
例句:There were sharp differences of opinion between the two.
两者的意见存在着明显的分歧。

4. enrollment n. 注册,入会,入学等的人数
例句:Middle school enrollments will peak this year.
今年中学入学人数将达到高峰。

5. split vt. 使分离;使不团结
例句:Disagreements split the party into rival factions.
意见分歧使该党分裂为对立的几派。

6. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句:The driver reduced the driving speed.
司机减低了车速。

7. descent n. 世系,血统
例句:Many Americans are of English descent.
许多美国人有英国血统。

8. analyze vt. 分析, 分解, 解释
例句:The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.
教师设法仔细分析我们失败的原因。

9. consistent adj. 一贯的, 始终如一的;一致的, 符合的
例句:His account of what happened was consistent.
他对于所发生事情的叙述前后一致。

10. tend vi. 易于; 倾向
例句:My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。