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VOA慢速英语:The Ambitious Guest by Nathaniel Hawthorne

2015-06-13来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. spend vt.用钱，花钱
例句：The bees spend the summer collecting nectar and turning it into honey.
蜜蜂夏天采集花蜜并将它酿成蜂蜜。

2. enormous adj.巨大的; 庞大的; 极恶的
例句：The sales were enormous.
销路很大。

3. explain vt.讲解，解释
例句：He made up a story to explain why he was absent.
他编造了一个故事为他的缺席辩解。

4. protect vt.保护，保卫
例句：Game laws protect wild life.
狩猎法保护野生动物。

5. chase vt.追捕; 追求
例句：I'll chase you both.
我要抓你们俩。

6. exchange vt.交换，互换
例句：You may exchange the shoes but not return them for a refund.
你可调换这双鞋,但不能退货。

7. discover vt.发现; 碰见
例句：The fact is that he did not discover it.
事实是他没有发现它。