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VOA慢速英语:Maker's Row: Made in America

2016-06-23来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. refrigerator n.冰箱; 冷藏库; 制冰机
例句：The refrigerator motor hummed.
电冰箱的发动机发出嗡嗡声。

2. change vt.改变，变更; 交换
例句：People like to change things around to suit themselves.
人们喜欢改变周围的事物，使之适合自己。

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. produce vt.产生; 生产; 制作
例句：As an illustration we can produce a mixture.
例如我们可以制造一种混合料。

5. include vt.包括; 包含; 计入
例句：Does the price include VAT?
这价钱是否已包括增值税在内?

6. establish vt.建立，创建; 确立或使安全;
例句：He is planning to establish a home.
他正计划建立家庭。

7. ensure vt.确保; 担保获得[避免]
例句：I can't ensure that he will be there in time.
我不能保证他会及时到那里。

8. manufacture vt.加工; 制造，生产
例句：They manufacture the class of plastics known as thermoplastic materials.
他们生产这类被称为热塑材料的塑料制品。