和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:American History: Man on the Moon

2012-07-05来源:VOA

 

词汇讲解:

1. control vt. 控制;支配;管理
例句:She is skillful enough to control the machine now.
现在她已有了足够的技术可以操纵这台机器了。

2. remain vi. 剩下,余留
例句:A few pears remain on the trees.
树上尚留有几颗梨子。

3. breathe vi. 呼吸;呼气;吸气
例句:The animal was still breathing, so we knew it was stillalive.
那头动物仍在呼吸,所以我们知道它还活着。

4. float vi. 漂浮,浮动;飘动
例句:Wood floats on water.
木头浮在水面上。

5. separat vt. 分隔;分割
例句:分隔;分割;使分离;使分散
The two communities are separated by a highway.

6. 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。

7. 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。

8. imagine vt. 想像
例句:I can't imagine what has happened.
我想像不出发生了什么事。