和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:The Supreme Court to Decide if the Government Can Require Health Coverage

2012-03-30来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. individual adj. 个别的, 单独的, 个人的
例句:Students can apply for individual tuition.
学生可以申请个别指导。

2. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句:The price was considerably reduced.
价格大幅降低了。

3. cover vt. 对…进行保险
例句:Their insurer paid the $900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it.
他们的保险公司赔付了他们$900,尽管保单并没有严格保到此项。

4. remain vi.留下, 逗留;剩下, 余留;留待
例句:They remained there all through the year.
他们在那里一直待到了年底。

5. warn v. 警告, 提醒; 告诫
例句:The weather station warned that a storm was coming.
气象台说将有暴风雨来临。

6. advise v. 劝告, 提建议
例句:It is easy for you to advise, but difficult to take advice from others.
劝告别人容易, 接受劝告就难了。

7. note vt. 提到,指明
例句:He noted the importance of the problem in his lecture.
他在讲座中着重提到这一问题的重要性。

8. involve vt. 需要,包含,意味着
例句:His work involves occasional journeys.
他的工作偶尔需要出差旅行。

9. influence vt. 影响, 感化
例句:The labour enthusiasm of the workers strongly influenced us.
工人们的劳动热情强烈地感染了我们。

10. policy n. 政策, 方针
例句:The government must make new policies to reduce unemployment.
政府必须制定减少失业的新政策。