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VOA慢速英语:Chinese Investing in Silicon Valley Companies

2017-05-01来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1.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。

2.expand vt.扩张; 使…变大; 详述
例句:Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。

3.innovation n.改革,创新; 新观念
例句:The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.
素食汉堡是一种迅速传到了英国的新开发食品。

4.instead adv.反而; 代替,顶替; 反倒
例句:I should take my rest now instead of later.
我现在就得休息,而不是一会。

5.increase vt.增加,增大
例句:The population continues to increase
人口继续增长。