VOA慢速英语:Rosetta Project Aims to Save Languages for Future Generations

1. protect vt.保护，保卫
例句：We must protect the integrity of patents.
我们必须保护专利的完整性。

2. expand vt.使…变大；扩张
例句：This suggests that construction should expand further.
这表明建筑业应会进一步发展。

3. decide vt.决定；决心
例句：You have plenty of time to decide.
你有大量的时间做决定。

4. eager adj.渴望的；热切的
例句：He seemed less eager to hear from me than before.
他似乎没有以前那样急切地想见到我了。

5. hopefulness adj.抱有希望的
例句：I watched his eyes fade from hopefulness to nothingness.
我看到它的眼神从绝望变的虚无空洞。

6. contribute vt.贡献出
例句：Banks contribute to the real economy in other ways.
银行为实体经济做贡献是通过其他途径。