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VOA慢速英语:Oil Prices Down, But Production Stays Up

2015-12-10来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. maintain vt. 保持; 保养; 坚持
例句：They agreed to maintain production and refrain from severe wage reductions.
他们同意维持生产，禁止大量削减工资。

2. increase vt.增加，增大，增多
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。

3. economic adj.经济的; 经济学的
例句：The economic boom tapered off in the 1970s.
经济繁荣在七十年代慢慢消失了。

4. blame vt.归咎于; 指责，责怪
例句：Don't blame on him, after all, he is a green hand.
不要责备他，他毕竟是个新手。