和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Few Kenyan Students Are Successful in University Entrance Exam(翻译)

2017-01-07来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. 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。

2. receive vt.收到; 接待; 接到
例句:They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm
他们会在斯德哥尔摩举行的仪式上接受颁奖。

3. account vi. 解释; 导致; 报账
例句:He is sorely perplexed to account for the situation.
要说明那种情况使他感到很为难。

4. credible adj.可信的,可靠的
例句:It is hardly credible that she has grown so tall in one year.
她在一年内长那么高令人难以相信。

5. affect vt.影响; 假装; 感动
例句:Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。

6. successful adj.成功的,如愿以偿的
例句:How successful will this new treatment be?
这一新的疗法会有多大成效?