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VOA慢速英语:Washington Navy Yard Shootings

2013-09-21来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. identify vt.识别，认出
例句：It's difficult to identify too many of those.
我们很难识别出太多的这类设施。

2. separate vt.分开；（使）分离；区分
例句：Manufacturing and packaging may be separate.
制造和包装也可能会分开。

3. suspend vt.暂停；延缓
例句：They can suspend share buybacks.
他们可以暂时取消股票回购。

4. contract vt.缩小
例句：In contrast, the uk economy continued to contract.
而与之相反的是，英国经济仍在继续收缩。

5. candidate n.报考者；申请求职者
例句：Silicon is a natural candidate for such measurements.
硅是进行这项测量的天然候选者。

6. instability n.不稳定，不稳固
例句：Yet china fears the instability economic action could bring.
中国担心经济制裁可能会引发不稳定。

7. prevent vt.预防；阻碍
例句：We know how to prevent malaria epidemics.
我们知道如何阻止疟疾的流行。