和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:UN: Protectionism Threatens Asia's Economic Growth

2017-05-04来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1.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。

2.immigration n.移居; 移民人数; 移民局检查站
例句:The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
政府决定实施更加严格的移民政策。

3.opposition n.(强烈的) 反对,敌对
例句:The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike
政府面临着学生通过罢课掀起的新一轮反对浪潮。

4.globalization n.全球化,全球性
例句:The waves of globalization start a global military revolution.
全球化的浪潮掀起了全球性的军事革命。

5.predict vt.预言,预测; 预示
例句:The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest
最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。