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VOA慢速英语:Good News, Bad News on Food Prices and Production

2012-07-18来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. increase vt. 增大;增加
例句：Travel increases one's knowledge of the world.
旅游增进人对世界的了解。

2. release vt. 释放,解放
例句：Release the dog. He has been chained up for hours.
放开这条狗。它已被拴了好几小时了。

3. organize vt. 组织;安排
例句：We'll organize an oratorical contest.
我们将筹划一次演说比赛。

4. shortage n. 缺少,不足
例句：There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。

5. sustainable adj. 支撑得住的
例句：And indeed, sustainable development itself is one of the conditions for lasting peace.
事实上，可持续发展本身就是持久和平的条件之一。”

6. invest vt. 投资
例句：He invested all his money in real estate.
他把钱全部投资房地产。