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VOA慢速英语:Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Two)

2017-06-12来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1.withdraw vt.撤退; 撤走; 拿走
例句：He reached into his pocket and withdrew a sheet of notepaper
他把手伸进口袋，掏出一张便签。

2.surround vt.包围，围绕
例句：The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence
不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。

3.execute vt.执行; 完成; 履行; 处死
例句：He was executed by lethal injection earlier today
他于今天早些时候被注射处死。

4.frustrate vt.挫败; 阻挠; 使受挫折
例句：These questions frustrated me
这些问题让我沮丧。

5.replace vt.代替; 替换;
例句：The council tax replaces the poll tax next April.
市政税在明年4月将取代人头税。

6.slavery n.奴隶制度; 奴隶身份; 苦役
例句：My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
我们的人民从400年的奴隶制中挺了过来。

7.enslave vt.奴役; 征服; 使成为奴隶
例句：It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work.
如果男人和女人都被工作所束缚，那将会是一场悲剧。

8.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。