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VOA慢速英语:Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling

2014-09-30来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. smuggle vt.偷运; 私运
例句：She smuggle me into their meeting.
她偷偷把我带到他们的会议上。

2. cause vt.成为…的原因; 导致; 引起
例句：The result of doing so would only cause misery.
这样做的结果只能导致灾难。

3. compel vt.强迫，迫使
例句：No country can compel foreign enterprises to invest.
没有哪个国家能强迫外国公司投资。

4. increase vt.增强，增进
例句：He exhorted his workers to increase production.
他力劝自己的工人增加生产。

5. deficit n.不足额; 赤字; 亏空
例句：The budget deficit remains under pressure.
预算赤字的压力仍然存在。

6. estimate vt.估计，估算
例句： I asked a contractor to estimate for the repair of the house.
我请了承包商估计修缮这幢房子的费用。