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VOA慢速英语:Sending Humans to Mars!

2013-08-30来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. competition n.竞争；比赛
例句：Competition is also a threat.
竞争也是一个威胁。

2. judge vt.审判，评判
例句：People judge others with their appearance first.
首先人们通过外表判断其他人。

3. excite vt.使兴奋；激发
例句：All this failed to excite the financial press.
这一切未能刺激财经媒体的神经。

4. inspire vt.鼓舞；激励
例句：We hope these websites will inspire you.
我们希望这些网站能够鼓舞着您。

5. influence vt.影响；感染
例句：Who has been your biggest influence?
谁对你的影响最大？

6. define vt.规定；使明确
例句：If absolute, how would you define it?
如果是绝对的，那么你怎样才能确定它？

7. criticize vt.分析，评估
例句：Traditionally people don't like to criticize, either.
传统上来说，人们也不喜欢批评。