和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Immigrants Learn New Customs in New Lands

2017-01-08来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. confuse vt. 使困窘; 使混乱; 使困惑
例句:Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects
大家非常谨慎,以免把这两类项目弄混。

2. adjust vt.(改变…以) 适应,调整,校正
例句:We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society
我们一直在培训我们的战士,以使他们适应普通的社会生活。

3. idealize vt. 使理想化; 使合于理想
例句:People idealize the past
人们爱把过去理想化。

4. inappropriate adj. 不合适; 不妥; 不宜
例句:The industry is inappropriate to the region's present and future needs
该行业不适合该地区当前和未来的需要。

5. reserve vt.储备; 保留; 预约
例句:A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea had been reserved for him
特地为他预留了一间带阳台的海景双人房。

6. appropriate adj.适当的; 合适的; 恰当的
例句:It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list
名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字,这没什么不合适的。

7. involve vt. 包含; 使参与,牵涉
例句: It would involve all Rome in a fearful strife.
这将使整个罗马卷入一场可怕的战争。

8. examine vt.检查,调查; 考试
例句:He examined her passport and stamped it
他仔细检查了她的护照,然后在上面盖了章。