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VOA慢速英语:President Obama Presses Congress on Student Loan Interest

2012-04-27来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. reality n. 现实;真实
例句：He is out of touch with reality.
他脱离现实。

2. double vt. 使加倍;是...的两倍
例句：The child birthrate in that area has doubled.
该地区的婴儿出生率已经增加了一倍

3. expire vi. 满期,届期;(期限)终止
例句：My lease will expire on September 30th of this year.
我的租约今年九月三十日到期。

4. additional adj. 添加的;附加的
例句：We needed additional money for our trip.
我们出去旅行需要更多的钱。

5. private adj. 个人的,私人的
例句：That's my private view.
那是我个人的观点。

6. campaign n. 战役
例句：The campaign to seize the city was a failure.
攻占这个城市的战役失败了。

7. estimate vt. 估计,估量
例句：The police estimated the number of demonstrators at about5,000.
警方估计示威者的人数为五千左右

8. reform vt. 改革,革新
例句：He raised some proposals to reform the Labor Party.
他提出了一些改革工党的建议。