和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Hold On

2012-05-27来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. electricity n. 电, 电流
例句:This machine goes by electricity. 
这台机器是由电力推动的。 

2. candle n. 蜡烛
例句:The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
蜡烛越烧越短, 最后只剩下一英寸。

3. servant n. 仆人, 佣人
例句:The master left his money with a trusty servant.
主人把他的钱交给一个可靠的仆人保管。

4. fit adj. 合适的, 适宜的
例句:She is fit for the job.
她适合做这项工作。

5. compare v. 比较, 对照
例句:It is hard to compare.
很难比较。

6. flame n. 恋人,情人,相好
例句:She never forgets her old flame.
她忘不了旧情人。

7. quiet v. 安静下来; 使…安静, 平静
例句:The principal tried to quiet the students.
校长试图让学生们安静下来。

8. robbery n. 抢劫案, 抢劫, 盗取,盗窃,掠夺
例句:A large robbery was attempted by the thieves.
这些窃贼图谋进行一次大规模抢劫。

9. delay v. (使)耽搁, 延误
例句:Heavy traffic delayed us.
繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。

10. librarian n. 图书馆馆长; 图书馆管理员
例句:His father is the librarian of our school library.
他父亲是我们学校的图书馆馆长。

11. steady adj. 稳的, 稳定的, 坚定的;不变的
例句:She has a steady income.
她有固定的收入。