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VOA慢速英语:闲聊可以使我们更快乐
n. 闲谈,聊天;
vi. 闲谈;
[例句]During a lunch break, he and the buyer passed the time with some chitchat.
午饭休息时间,他与顾客谈天闲聊以消磨时间。
2.random
adj. 随机的; 任意的; 胡乱的;
n. 随意; 偶然的行动;
[例句]The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across England and Wales
该调查在英格兰和威尔士随机抽样了2,000人。
3.idle
adj. 空闲的; 无意义的; 懒惰的; 无根据的;
vi. 空转; 虚度; 挂空挡; 未熄火;
vt. 虚度; 使空转;
[例句]Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
由于原料短缺,员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
4.awkward
adj. 笨拙的; 令人尴尬的; 难对付的; 不方便的;
[例句]I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come
我是第一个向他提出尴尬问题的人,不过还会有人问更难回答的问题。
5.empathy
n. 神入; <心>移情作用; 同感,共鸣;
[例句]Having begun my life in a children's home I have great empathy with the little ones.
由于从小生活在儿童院,我对小家伙们产生了强烈的共鸣。
6.boring
adj. 无聊的,无趣的; 令人厌烦的; 单调的,乏味的;
n. 钻孔; 钻屑;
v. 令人厌烦(bore的现在分词);
[例句]Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母亲们不但得不到报酬,而且她们做的那些乏味艰苦的工作常常都不为人所注意。
7.win-win
adj. 双赢的; 对各方都有益的;
[例句]It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of what is a win-win opportunity.
真奇怪,人们居然用了这么长时间才把握住一个万无一失的机会。
8.opportunity
n. 机会; 适当的时机良机; 有利的环境,条件;
[例句]I had an opportunity to go to New York and study
我曾经有一个去纽约学习的机会。
9.passion
n. 激情,热情; 热心,爱好; 热恋; 酷爱;
vt. [诗歌用语] 表露强烈感情,显示巨大热情;
[例句]He spoke with great passion.
他发表了热情洋溢的讲话。
10.ambition
n. 抱负; 渴望得到的东西; 追求的目标; 夙愿;
vt. 追求; 有…野心;
[例句]His ambition is to sail round the world
他的梦想是环球航行。