和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Artists Paint the Town in Baltimore

2012-04-28来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. project vt. 计划;规划
例句:The government projected a tax decrease.
政府计划降低税收。

2. economic adj. 经济上的;经济学的
例句:They bought an old house for economic reasons.
出于经济上的原因他们买了一所旧房子。

3. remarkable adj.  值得注意的;非凡的
例句:He is a remarkable linguist.
他是一位杰出的语言学家。

4. traditional adj. 传统的;惯例的
例句:Women are questioning their traditional role in society, aswives and mothers.
妇女正对她们在社会中扮演的妻子和母亲的传统角色提出疑问。

5. create vt. 创作;设计
例句:An artist should create beautiful things.
一个艺术家应该创造美丽的东西。

6. celebration n. 庆祝
例句:The party was in celebration of Mother's silver wedding.
聚会是为庆祝母亲的银婚。

7. establish vt. 建立;设立
例句:Our hospital was established in 1950.
我们的医院建于一九五○年

8. financial adj. 财政的;金融的
例句:The store was a financial failure and soon closed.
该店赔本,很快就关闭了。