和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Pressure in Europe Builds for Banking Reform

2012-06-16来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. Pressure n. 压力
例句:He works well under pressure.
他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。

2. reform vt. 改革,革新,改良
例句:He raised some proposals to reform the Labor Party.
他提出了一些改革工党的建议。

3. rescue vt. 援救;营救;挽救
例句:He rescued three children from the burning building.
他从失火的建筑物内救出了三个孩子。

4. avoid vt. 避开,躲开
例句:I avoided him as much as possible.
我尽量避开他。

5. incentive n. 刺激;鼓励;动机
例句:The child has no incentive to study harder because hisparents cannot afford to send him to college.
这孩子没有努力学习的动力,因为他父母供不起他上大学。

6. clarity n. 清晰
例句:To maintain clarity and simplicity, we leave allthermodynamic considerations aside. 
为了作到简单明白,我们暂不考虑热力学问题。