和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A Living Science Exhibit Grows at a Museum

2012-05-17来源:VOA

 

词汇讲解:

1. redesign vt. 重新设计
例句:How would you redesign it? 
你将如何重新设计日历呢? 

2. exhibit vt. 展示,陈列
例句:Why don't you exhibit his portrait?
你为什么不展出他的画像?

3. include vt. 包括,包含
例句:The price includes both house and furniture.
价钱包括房子和家具。

4. turtle n. 海龟
例句:A turtle obtrudes its head from its shell. 
龟将它的头从甲壳中伸出来。

5. shrink vi. 收缩,缩短,皱缩
例句:This dress material shrinks in the wash.
这种衣料一洗要缩水。

6. experience n. 经验,体验
例句:She had no experience of life at all.
她毫无生活经验

7. expect vt. 预计...可能发生(或来到);预料;预期
例句:He expected to finish the work by March.
他预期三月份完成这项工作。

8. anniversary n.  周年纪念
例句:Next Monday is the anniversary of the day I first met you.
下周一是我第一次遇见你的周年纪念日。