和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:The Indiana Dunes: Ancient Hills of Sand on Lake Michigan

2012-06-13来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

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

2. explore vt. 探测;探勘
例句:They explored this desert region in 1923.
他们于一九二三年在这荒漠地区探险。

3. industrial adj. 工业的,产业
例句:Steel and gasoline are industrial products.
钢和汽油是工业产品。

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

5. satisfy vt. 使满意,使高兴;使满足
例句:That answer won't satisfy her.
那个回答不能令她满意。

6. provide vt. 提供
例句:On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well asbreakfast.
星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

7. spread vt. 使伸展,使延伸
例句:I spread my arms as far apart as I could.
我尽可能地将双臂伸展开。

8. surrounding n. 环境;周围的事物
例句:He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.
他没有多注意他周围的环境。