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VOA慢速英语:Forbes’ Yearly Billionaires List Hits Record High

2017-03-28来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1.release vt.释放; 发布; 发行; 放开
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.estimate vt.估计，估算; 评价
例句：Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object
尽力估算一下达到一个近距离目标需要多少步。

3.agricultural adj.农业的，耕种的; 农艺的
例句：The drought has severely disrupted agricultural production.
旱灾已严重影响了农业生产。

4.downturn n.（价格或活动）开始下降; 衰退，低迷时期
例句：They predicted a severe economic downturn.
他们预言会有严重的经济衰退。