和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Thanksgiving Day and Turkey

2013-11-26来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. raise vt.引起,抱起
例句:Institutions respond by selling assets to raise capital.
机构纷纷出售资产以筹集资金作为应急之策。

2. celebrate vt.庆祝;歌颂
例句:I've got nothing to celebrate.
我没什么可庆祝的。

3. purchase v.购买;采购
例句:He can help them decide what to purchase next.
他能帮助他们决定接下来要买什么。

4. supply vt.供给;补充
例句:Cows supply us with milk.
奶牛为我们供应牛奶。

5. costly adj.昂贵的;代价高的
例句:That is time-consuming and costly.
那是既耗时又代价高的。