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VOA慢速英语:Surviving a Drought: A Farmer's Old-Fashioned Lessons

2012-09-04来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

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

2. fertilizer n. 肥料
例句：This factory turns out chemical fertilizer.
这家工厂生产化肥。

3. survive vt. 在...之后仍然生存,从...中逃生
例句：Only two passengers survived the air-crash.
这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于死。

4. explain vt. 解释;说明;阐明
例句：He explained that he had been cheated.
他解释说他是上当受骗了。

5. favor n. 赞成,赞同
例句：They will look with favor on your proposal.
他们将会赞同你的建议。

6. climate n. 气候
例句：He could not stand the terrible English climate.
他忍受不了糟糕的英国气候。