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VOA慢速英语:Obama Leaves Healthy US Economy to Trump

2017-01-15来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. appear vi.发表; 出现,显现
例句:There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance
好像有越来越多的人支持领导层采取更为强势的立场。

2. recession n.经济衰退,不景气
例句:The recession caused sales to drop off
经济不景气使销量下降。

3. opportunity n.机会; 适当的时机良机
例句:I had an opportunity to go to New York and study
我曾经有一个去纽约学习的机会。

4. 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。

5. decrease n. 减少,减小; 减少量
例句:There has been a modest decrease in house prices this year.
房价今年略有下降。