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VOA慢速英语:Clowning Around; Making Magic; Hair Care for Less

2012-10-08来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. include vt. 包括；包含
例句：Her activities include tennis and painting.
她的活动包括打网球和绘画.

2. operate vt. 操作
例句：The machine was thought too complicated to operate.
这种机器人们认为太复杂，不好操作。

3. instead adv. 代替，相反地
例句：Instead he took the wrong turning.
相反地，他却赶上了错误的道路。

4. passion n. 热情
例句：Her passion for me has cooled down.
她对我的热情已经冷下来了。

5. marketplace n. 市场
例句：What is the reaction to the new car in the marketplace?
对于新汽车市场上有什么反应？

6. ability n. 才干
例句：His ambition outruns his ability.
他的野心大于他的才干。

7. expect vt. 指望
例句：If so, what comfort did he expect to derive from it?
如果这样，他指望从中得到什么慰藉呢？