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VOA慢速英语:Hopes Decrease in Search for Survivors of South Korean Ferry

2014-04-19来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. confirm vt.[法]确认，批准; 证实
例句：This year seemed only to confirm pre-existing trends.
今年似乎只是对之前趋势的一种确定。

2. survivor n.幸存者，残存者
例句：Each survivor got$ 25 and a train ticket.
每位幸存者获得25美元补偿和一张火车票。

3. rescue vt.营救，救援
例句：Quantum dots may leap to the rescue.
量子点或许能用于救援方面。

4. describe vt.描写，形容
例句：Many contemporary philosophers describe themselves as naturalists.
许多当代哲学家将自己描绘为自然主义者。

5. hide vt.隐藏; 躲避
例句：It could also be a way to hide some ambivalence. "
它也可以掩盖矛盾的心态。”

6. sink vi.淹没; 下落
例句：Thebooks had begun to sink.
水面上的书籍已经开始下沉。