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VOA慢速英语:Six Differences Between British and American English

2015-11-20来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. auxiliary adj.辅助的; 备用的
例句：The auxiliary fuel tank is made of polyethylene.
副燃油箱是用聚乙烯制造的。

2. express vt.表达; 表示; 显而易见
例句：Words could not express the dull pain of these things.
话语是无法表达这些隐痛的。

3. encourage vt.促进; 支持; 鼓励
例句：As to writing, we do not encourage them to scrawl too early.
至于书法，我们不鼓励他们过早地乱写。

4. respond vt.回答，响应
例句： He did not respond to her advances.
他对她的友好表示无动于衷。

5. reform vt.改善
例句：A new leader will reform the unjust system.
新的领导人将改革不当的制度。

6. choose vt.挑选; 认为…比其它更可取
例句：Her parents left her to choose her own friends.
她父母让她选择自己的朋友。