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VOA慢速英语:Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910: Anti-Slavery Activist Wrote 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'

2012-05-11来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. separate vt. 分隔;分割
例句：The two communities are separated by a highway.
这两个社区由一条公路隔开。

2. protect vt. 保护,防护
例句：May God protect you from harm.
愿上帝保佑你免受伤害。

3. slavery n. 奴隶身份;奴役
例句：All those who were captured were sold into slavery.
所有被抓获的人都被卖去当奴隶。

4. destroy vt. 毁坏,破坏
例句：A fire destroyed the house.
一场火毁坏了那座房屋。

5. publish vt. 出版;发行
例句：The publishing house has published five dictionaries.
这家出版社已出版了五部字典。

6. revolt vt. 使厌恶
例句：The violence in the movie revolted me.
电影中的暴力使我反感。

7. conference n. 讨论,会谈
例句：The teacher was in conference with parents after school.
放学后教师和家长进行了商谈。

8. peaceful adj. 平静的;安宁的
例句：From the hill he looked down on the peaceful landscape.
他站在山上眺望下面的宁静景色。