和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:World Bank to Invest in Education for Girls

2016-04-15来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. invest vt.投资; 花费
例句:Can I be sure of a profit if I invest?
我要是投资, 肯定能获利吗?

2. announce vt. 宣布; 述说; 声称
例句:Please announce to the children that there will be no school this afternoon.
请通知孩子们今天下午不上课。

3. benefit n.利益,好处; 救济金
例句:The modest receive benefit, while the conceited reap failure.
谦受益, 满招损。

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

5. adolescent  adj.青少年的; 青春期的; 未成熟的
例句:Her remarks seemed a bit adolescent.
她的这番话似乎有点幼稚。