和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2013

2013-09-20来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. investigate vt.调查;审查
例句:None of these police forces can investigate crime.
这些警察部门没有调查犯罪的权利。

2. conduct vt. 引导;带领
例句:Both will make monetary policy harder to conduct in normal times.
这两点都会使货币政策在正常情况下更难实施。

3. appear vi.出现,显现
例句:It makes you appear confident and in control.
它会让你显得自信和易于控制。

4. include vt.包括;包含
例句:But what exactly should it include?
但这究竟应该包括什么?

5. announce vt.宣布;述说
例句:But the authorities are reluctant to announce bad news.
但当局却迟迟不宣布这个坏消息。

6. modernize vt.使现代化,使适应现代需要
例句:China needs to elaborate on plans to modernize its flagging academic journals.
中国需要详细地阐明计划,以使萎靡不振的学术杂志进入现代化。

7. instrument n.仪器;手段
例句:It would be more than a financial instrument.
它将不仅仅是一个金融工具。