和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:美国更多高中推迟上学时间

2017-08-09来源:VOA
district

n. 地区; 教区; 〈美〉(各州众议员)选举区; 行政区,市区;
vt. 把…分区;
[例句]I drove around the business district.
我开车在商业区转了转。

disconnect

vt. 断开; 切断; 拆开; 使(电话线路)中断;
[例句]The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off
当引擎关掉时,这个装置会自动切断点火开关。

benefit

n. 利益,好处; 救济金,津贴; 义演,义卖; 恩惠,恩泽;
vt. 有益于,有助于; 使受益; 得益,受益;
[例句]Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labor
各家经营各自的农场,收获各自的劳动成果。

rush

vi. (使) 急速行进,仓促完成; 猛攻; 急速流动,奔腾;
vt. 突袭; (使) 仓促行事; 催促; (为物色、招募目的) 特别关注;
n. 冲; 匆忙; 繁忙的活动; 涌动;
[例句]A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life
一位女学生冲进起火的公寓里去救一名男子。

logistics

n. 物流; 后勤; 逻辑学; 组织工作;
[例句]The skills and logistics of getting such a big show on the road pose enormous practical problems
搞如此大型的巡演,无论是技术上还是物流上都面临着巨大的实际问题。

impactful

adj. 有效的,有力的;
[例句]You're more worried about not achieving your potential. Not being as impactful as you can.
你更担心没法发展你的潜能,没能尽可能变得有影响力。