和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Volunteers Bring Music to Those in Need

2013-11-22来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. impact n.碰撞,冲击
例句:What has been the impact?
这些有什么影响呢?

2. involve vt.包含;使参与
例句:These policies would involve explicit taxpayer costs.
这些将涉及的纳税人成本清晰可见。

3. donate vt.(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠
例句:Drug firms will donate 1.4 billion treatments each year.
制药公司每年将捐赠14亿用于治疗。

4. expand vt.使…变大;扩张;详述
例句:They don't expand our brain's natural limits.
他们并不能扩展我们大脑天生的局限。

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

6. 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。