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VOA慢速英语:Foreigners and Americans Flock to Miami

2013-10-14来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. decrease vi. 减少，减小
例句：Stress can also decrease sexual function.
压力同样可以降低性功能。

2. oppose vt. 反对，抗争
例句：Some people oppose such genetic tinkering in principle.
一些人原则上反对这种基因调整。

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

4. survival n.幸存，生存
例句：The survival of the eu itself would be in doubt.
到时候欧盟还能不能存活下去就很难说了。

5. retire vi.退休；撤退
例句：People used to retire later.
推迟退休年龄已成习惯。

6. invention n.发明；发明物
例句：But how do you measure one invention against another?
不过你如何衡量比较两个不同的发明呢？