和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:US Congress Reviews Plan to Cut Education Budget

2017-05-30来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1.oversee vt.监督,监视; 俯瞰
例句:Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.
请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

2.proposal n.建议; 提议; 求婚
例句:The President is to put forward new proposals for resolving the country's constitutional crisis
总统将提出解决国家宪法危机的新议案。

3.effective adj.有效的; 起作用的; 实际的,实在的
例句:The project looks at how we could be more effective in encouraging students to enter teacher training
该项目着眼于我们如何能够更加有效地鼓励学生参与教师培训。

4.choose vt.挑选; 认为…比其它更可取; 决定或选定
例句:They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections
他们将能够通过民主选举选择自己的领导人。

5.opponent n.对手; 敌手; 反对者
例句:He downed his opponent in the first round.
他在第一个回合中击倒对手。

6.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。