和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Changing Face of the American Farmer

2014-05-06来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. retire vi.退休; 撤退
例句:Europeans retire too early everywhere.
欧洲人过早退休随处可见。

2. suggest vt.建议,提议
例句:Have another service to suggest?
还有其他服务的建议?

3. subscribe vt. 认捐,捐赠
例句:The lawyer invited his client to subscribe the affidavit. 
律师请他的客户在宣誓书上签了名。 

4. increase vt. 增加,增大
例句:He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary. 
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。 

5. reaction n.反应; 反作用力
例句:The market reaction was swift.
市场迅速做出了反应。

6. reflect vt. 反射(光、热、声或影像); 考虑
例句:The new passengers reflect a revolution in spanish travel.
新乘客反射了西班牙运输业的变革。