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VOA慢速英语:Real Mermaids? Not Really, But…

2016-05-15来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. perform vt.执行; 履行; 表演
例句：Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
该做的一定要做，要做的一定要做好。

2. hire vt.雇用; 聘用; 租用
例句：An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.
雇主不能雇用无能的工人。

3. excite vt.激发; 刺激; 使兴奋
例句：Everything could excite them.
他们似乎对什么事儿都感到很兴奋。

4. favorite n. 特别喜欢的人（或物）; 喜欢的事物; 最有希望获胜者（尤指马）
例句：Denmark was his favorite European country.
丹麦是他最喜欢的欧洲国家。