和谐英语

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2012-06-12来源:VOA

 

词汇讲解:

1. fear n. 害怕,恐惧
例句:She has a great fear of water.
她很怕水。

2. expand vt. 展开,张开(帆,翅等)
例句:The eagle expanded its wings.
老鹰展开翅膀。

3. analysis n. 分析;分解;解析
例句:In the last analysis, the responsibility for this failuremust lie with the chief engineer.
追根究底,失败的责任在于总工程师。

4. coverage n. 覆盖,覆盖范围
例句:At present, the coverage of improved strains of farm cropshas exceeded 95 percent nationwide. 
目前,全国主要农作物良种覆盖率已超过95%。

5. prove vt. 证明,证实
例句:I'll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。

6. valuable adj. 值钱的,贵重的
例句:He bought me a valuable diamond ring as a birthday present.
他给我买了一只贵重的钻戒作生日礼物。

7. compare vt. 比较,对照
例句:Compared with him, I am a bungler.
与他相比,我只能算是一个笨拙的人。