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VOA慢速英语:Valentine's Day: A History of the Day of Love

2014-02-14来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. valentine n.情人，心爱的人
例句：He launched his efforts on valentine's day.
他从情人节那天就开始这么做。

2. celebrate vt.庆祝; 歌颂
例句：Young people should celebrate pension reform.
年轻人应该庆祝退休金改革。

3. execute vt.执行; 处死
例句：High-frequency traders execute thousands of trades a second.
高频交易员一秒内执行了数千单交易。

4. represent vt.表现，象征
例句：Small magnets represent different assignments.
这些小磁铁代表了不同的作业。

5. spend vt.花费; 消耗
例句：Spend time thinking about it.
花点时间来思考这个问题。

6. expect vt.期望; 预料
例句：But what should we expect?
但我们应该预期什么？