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VOA慢速英语:France and West African Countries Intervene in Mali

2013-01-19来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. request n.要求；需要
例句：The ground has received my request?
地面已收到我的请求吗？

2. seize vt.抓住
例句：He is a charlatan and a jester! Seize him!
他只是个吹牛者及小丑!抓住他!

3. deploy vt. 施展
例句：I will deploy the satellite.
我最好去部署卫星.

4. conflict n.冲突；战斗
例句：Her diary was a record of her inner conflict.
她的日记记录了她内心的矛盾。

5. increase vt.增加，增大
例句：The workers asked for an increase in their pay.
工人们要求提高工资。

6. displace vt. 取代
例句：The extraordinary thing was that french did not displace english.
奇特的是，法语没有取代英语。