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VOA慢速英语:US Government Shutdown: Week One

2013-10-05来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. force vt.强迫；强行
例句：No one can force anyone to seek help.
没有人可以强迫别人去寻求帮助。

2. intensify vt.（使）增强，（使）加剧
例句：This process will intensify as companies make deeper cuts.
随着公司缩减规模的扩大，上述进程还将加加剧。

3. deepen vt.变深，加深
例句：Credit tightness and political indecisiveness will deepen the gloom.
信贷紧缩和政治不决会加深不景气。

4. accelerate vt.（使）加快，（使）增速
例句：What can be done to accelerate the process?
可以做什么来加速这个过程呢？

5. resolve vt.使消释；使分解，使解体
例句：Such a crisis is hard to resolve.
这样一场危机很难解决。

6. raise vt.引起，抱起；提高
例句：This has driven counterfeiters to invest more and raise prices.
这趋势伪造者们投资更多也提升售价。