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VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Let's Do Business

2015-01-25来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. profit n. 利润,盈利
例句：He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.
他卖掉房子获利五万美元。

2. reduce vt. 减少;缩小;降低
例句：He is trying to reduce expenses.
他正试图减少开支。

3. offer vt. 给予,提供
例句：He offered me a glass of wine.
他端给我一杯酒。

4. strike vt. 打,击,攻击
例句：He was struck by lightning.
他被闪电击中。

5. estimate vt. 估计,估量
例句：The police estimated the number of demonstrators at about 5,000.
警方估计示威者的人数为五千左右。

6. increase vt. 增大;增加;增强
例句：Travel increases one's knowledge of the world.
旅游增进人对世界的了解。