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VOA慢速英语:UK Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Attend University

2015-12-02来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. measure vt.测量; 估量
例句：In sports he did not measure up to his younger brother.
在体育方面，他比不上他弟弟。

2. predictable adj.可预见的; 可预言的
例句：The result was predictable.
结果是可想而知了。

3. 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。

4. establish vt.建立，创建
例句：They can now establish outright dictatorship.
他们现在可以建立起彻头彻尾的独裁制度了。

5. 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。

6. improve vt.提高（土地、地产）的价值; （机会）利用; 改善
例句：Technical advances improve productivity.
技术进步提高生产力。