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VOA慢速英语:Everyday Grammar: Fun with Future Tenses

2015-08-29来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. shorten vt.缩短，变短
例句：Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.
小事故会缩短汽车寿命。

2. avoid vt.避开，避免
例句：Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight.
吉姆忍住了怒气,避免了一场斗殴。

3. emphasize vt.强调，着重; 加强语气
例句：They wished to emphasize more fundamental issues.
他们希望强调更重要的问题。

4. variety n.多样; 种类; 杂耍
例句：We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information.
我们将求助于多种资料来源。

5. confuse vt.使困窘; 使混乱
例句：Don't confuse Austria with Australia.
别把奥地利误认为澳大利亚。