和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:'Major' Change Might Help College Students Graduate(翻译)

2016-09-25来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. attend vi.出席;致力于,献身于
例句:Thousands of people attended the funeral
数千人参加了葬礼。

2. increase vt.增加,增大,增多
例句:The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。

3. identify vt.确定;识别
例句:She would only play a role if she could identify with the character
她只愿扮演她能认同的角色。

4. declare vt.申报;宣布;声明
例句:Your income must be declared on this form
必须在这张表格上申报你的收入。

5. release vt.释放;发布;发行
例句:He was released from custody the next day
第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。

6. gather vt.收集;采集;聚集
例句:She stood up and started gathering her things together.
她起身开始收拾自己的物品。

7. change vt.改变,变更;交换,
例句: Trees are changing colour earlier than last year
今年树木换装比去年早。

8. invest vt.投资;花费
例句:They intend to invest directly in shares
他们打算直接投资股票。