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VOA慢速英语:British PM Seeks Minority Government Following Election Losses

2017-06-10来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1.discuss vt.商量; 讨论，谈论
例句：I will be discussing the situation with colleagues tomorrow
明天我会和同事们讨论一下情况。

2.attempt vt.尝试; 试图
例句：The writer will attempt to provide a survey with references.
作者试图提供参考文献的梗概。

3.challenge n.挑战; 质疑; 盘问; 怀疑
例句：I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this
我喜欢大的挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。

4.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。

5.approve vt.赞成，同意
例句：Not everyone approves of the festival
不是所有人都赞成庆祝该节日。

6.permit vt.许可，准许; 默许
例句：He can let the court's decision stand and permit the execution
他有权维持法庭判决，批准死刑生效。

7.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。