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VOA慢速英语:Africans’ Demand for Democracy Declines

2016-12-05来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. significant adj.重要的; 有意义的; 有重大意义的
例句：A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
数量不多但仍有相当一部分11岁孩子是文盲。

2. integrity n.完整; 正直，诚实
例句：I have always regarded him as a man of integrity
我一直认为他正直诚实。

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

4. sustain vt.维持; 供养; 支撑
例句：A permanent state of cold war was impossible to sustain.
持续的冷战状态不可能继续维持下去。

5. dominate vt.支配，影响; 占有优势
例句：A great man can dominate others by force of character.
伟人能以人格的力量支配他人。