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VOA慢速英语:Asian-American Voters Abandon Republicans

2015-11-10来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. emigrate vt. 移居国外
例句：I'll emigrate to the western woods.
我要移居到西部的丛林里去。

2. insensitive adj.不敏感的; 感觉迟钝的
例句：He was insensitive to all kinds of discourtesy.
他脸皮很厚，对随便什么侮辱都不在乎。

3. elect vt.选举; 挑出
例句：I move that we elect a committee to work out a draft resolution.
我提议选出一个委员会来拟订一项决议草案。

4. ensure vt.确保; 担保获得
例句： I can't ensure that he will be there in time.
我不能保证他会及时到那里。

5. equalize vt.补偿; 使相等; 使均衡
例句：A small adjustment will equalize the temperature in the two rooms.
稍作些调节就会使两间房内的温度相等。

6. discriminate vt.歧视; 区别
例句：It is important to teach children to discriminate between right and wrong.
教育小孩区分是非很重要。

7. reverse vt.（使）反转; （使）颠倒;
例句：When I was going to reverse,she stepped on my toes.
我想转身时,她踩了我的脚尖。

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