和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Number of Female Lawmakers in US Grows, But Still Low(翻译)

2016-11-19来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. elect vt.选举; 挑出,挑选
例句:I move that we elect a committee to work out a draft resolution.
我提议选出一个委员会来拟订一项决议草案。

2. legislator n.立法者; 立法委员
例句:Persons are merely to be what the legislator wills them to be.
人民只能成为立法者希望的样子。

3. female adj.女性的; 雌性的; 能结果实的
例句:It was the middle-class female solidarity.
这是这位中产阶级妇女的团结思想。

4. diverse adj. 不同的,多种多样的; 变化多的
例句:Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。