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VOA慢速英语:马德里开放公共午睡空间
n. 绒毛; 小睡,打盹; 一种牌戏; 孤注一掷;
vi. 打瞌睡; 疏忽;
vt. 使起毛;
[例句]Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair
利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
recommend
vt. 推荐; 劝告; 使显得吸引人; 托付;
vi. 推荐; 建议;
[例句]I have just spent a holiday there and would recommend it to anyone
我刚刚在那里度过假,很想把它推荐给每一个人。
rent
n. 租金; 地租; (意见等的) 分裂,分歧; (衣服等的) 裂缝;
vt. 出租; 付地租; “rend”的过去式和过去分词; 租借;
adj. 撕碎的; 分裂的;
[例句]She rents a house with three other girls
她和其他3个女孩合租一套房子。
legend
n. 传说; 传奇人物; 图例; 铭文;
[例句]The play was based on Irish legend.
这部戏取材于爱尔兰传说。
rhythm
n. [诗] 节奏,韵律; [医] 节律,规律; [乐] 节拍; [艺] 调和;
[例句]His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms
他那个时期的音乐将爵士乐的韵律和古典音乐的形式融合在了一起。
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。
afternoon
n. 下午; 后期,后部;
[例句]He's arriving in the afternoon
他下午会到。