VOA慢速英语:Dealing with Back-to-School Stress: Part 1

1. attend vi.出席; 致力于，献身于
例句：He is really too busy to attend to anything else.
他实在太忙, 无法分身。

2. suppose vt.认为; 假定; 猜想
例句：I suppose you know what this means.
我想你知道这意味着什么。

3. cause vt.引起; 导致
例句：Undoubtedly, all these solutions will cause more work for programmers.
毫无疑问，所有这些解决方法都会加大程序员的工作量。

4. retire vi.退休; 撤退; 后退
例句：He will retire from his job next year and take things easy.
他明年就要退休过轻松的生活了。

5. reactivate vt.使恢复活动，重起作用
例句：Can you reactivate it?
你能重新激活它吗?

6.reduce vt.减少; 缩小; 使还原
例句：Oil is put in machinery to reduce the friction.
把油涂到机器上减少摩擦。