和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Health Care Law Upheld, but Republicans Plan Fight

2012-06-30来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. require vt. 需要
例句:The roof requires repairing.
屋顶需要修理了。

2. insurance n. 保险
例句:I found a job selling insurance.
我找到一份推销保险的工作。

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

4. conservative adj. 保守的,守旧的
例句:His conservative views made him unpopular.
他保守的观点使他不受欢迎。

5. individual adj. 个人的,个体的
例句:The director of the factory felt no individual responsibility for the deficit.
厂长觉得工厂亏损没有任何个人责任。

6. repeal vt. 取消
例句:The grant has been repealed.
该项补助金已被取消。

7. elect vt. 选举;推选
例句:They elected Tom as their representative.
他们选举汤姆作为他们的代表。

8. approve vt. 赞成,同意;赞许
例句:The professor does not approve the government's foreign policy.
那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。