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VOA慢速英语:Wreckage from Japanese Tsunami Reaching Western United States

2012-07-31来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. responsible adj. 需负责任的
例句：Politicians are responsible to the voters.
政治家应对选民负责。

2. measure vt. 测量;计量
例句：We measured the distance.
我们测量了距离。

3. damage vt. 损害,毁坏
例句：A torrent of rain came down and damaged the crops.
大雨倾盆而下,损害了农作物。

4. concrete vt. 使凝固;使结合
例句：The workmen are concreting the road.
工人们在用混凝土铺路。

5. 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。

6. impact n. 冲击,撞击
例句：The impact of the stone against the windowpane shattered the glass.
石头撞击窗户打碎了玻璃。

7. surface n. 面,表面
例句：It has a rough surface.
它表面粗糙。

8. estimate vt. 估计,估量
例句：The police estimated the number of demonstrators at about 5,000.
警方估计示威者的人数为五千左右。