和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:John Adams: He's Number Two

2017-02-27来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. elect vt. 选举; 挑出
例句:The people of the Philippines have voted to elect a new president.
菲律宾人民已投票选举出了一位新总统。

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. protect vt. 保护,保卫; 贸易保护
例句:So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?
那么,女性怎样做才能使自己不得心脏病呢?

4. satisfy vt. 使满意,满足
例句:The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.
变化的速度还不够快,不能让所有人都满意。

5. oppose vt. 抵制; 反对
例句:Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had opposed him.
泰勒先生对那些曾反对过他的人并未怀恨在心。

6. interrupt vt. 打断(别人的话等); 阻止; 截断
例句:Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. 'Sorry to interrupt, Colonel.'
图尔金拍拍他的肩膀。“不好意思打断您一下,上校。”

7. enable vt. 使能够,提供做…的权利[措施]
例句:The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
新的检测手段应该能够使医生们尽早查出这种疾病。

8. survive vi. 幸存,活下来
例句:Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive.
最适宜该环境的微生物将会存活下来。

9. extend vt. 延伸; 扩大; 推广
例句:The caves extend for some 18 kilometres.
那些洞穴深约18公里。

10. expel vt. 驱逐; 赶走
例句:An American academic was expelled from the country yesterday.
昨天一位美国学者被逐出该国。

11. resist vt. 抵抗,抗拒; 忍耐
例句:She says she will resist a single European currency being imposed.
她说她会反对在欧洲推行单一货币。

12. meaningful adj. 有意义的; 意味深长的
例句:She believes these talks will be the start of a constructive and meaningful dialogue.
她认为这些谈话将是一次具有建设性的、有意义的对话的开端。