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VOA慢速英语:Which Came First -- the Chicken or the Egg?

2017-06-11来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1.represent vt.表现，象征; 代表
例句：I represent the Hassan Trading Company.
我是哈森贸易公司的代表。

2.describe vt.叙述; 描写，形容;
例句：We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time
我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。

3.realize vt.实现; 了解，意识到;
例句：I came to realize that he was right.
我终于认识到他是对的。

4.insult vt.辱骂; 侮辱，凌辱; 损害
例句：I did not mean to insult you
我不是要故意侮辱你。

5.compare vt.比较，对照;
例句：Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60
比较图60中的两幅插图。

6.affect vt.影响; 假装; 感动;
例句：Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries
尼古丁会对心脏及动脉功能造成损害。