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VOA慢速英语:教育工作者尝试新方法来拯救美洲印第安语言
n. 入口,出口; 接近,进入; 增长; 爆发;
vt. 接近,进入; 使用,接近,获取;
[例句]The facilities have been adapted to give access to wheelchair users.
这些设施已经改造过以方便轮椅使用者进入。
2.alphabet
n. 字母表; 字母系统; 入门,初步;
[例句]The modern Russian alphabet has 31 letters
现代俄语字母表有31个字母。
3.app
n. 计算机应用程序;
abbr. 应用(Application); 穿甲试验(Armor Piercing Proof); 计算机应用程序;
[例句]First, let's start with some background information on the iPhone SDK and Google App Engine.
首先,让我们先来看看有关iphone sdk和Google App Engine的背景信息。
4.fluent
adj. 流利的; 流畅的; 液态的;
[例句]She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them
她学习了8种外语,但是只能流利地说其中6种。
5.assimilate
vi. 同化; 吸收, 消化;
vt. 透彻理解; 使吸收;
[例句]There is every sign that new Asian-Americans are just as willing to assimilate
种种迹象表明新一代亚裔美国人也愿意入乡随俗。
6.integration
n. 整合; 一体化; 结合; (不同肤色、种族、宗教信仰等的人的) 混合;
[例句]The aim is to promote closer economic integration.
目的是进一步促进经济一体化。
7.assessment
n. 评估; 评价; (应偿付金额的) 估定; (为征税对财产所作的) 估价;
[例句]There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment
几乎未对自然环境破坏程度作出评估。
8.boarding (school)
n. 木板(建造之物); 寄膳(宿); 用木板制成的物体; 上船(或火车、飞机等);
v. 上(船、车或飞机)( board的现在分词 ); 收费供…膳宿; 强行登(船); 使搭伙;
[例句]She sent her son to a boarding school in the East
她送儿子上了东部的一所寄宿学校。
9.curriculum
n. 全部课程,课程;
[例句]There should be a broader curriculum in schools for post-16-year-old pupils
学校对16岁以上的学生开设的课程,范围应该更广一些。
10.episode
n. 插曲; 一集; 片段; 一段经历;
[例句]This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington
这一事件肯定会让华盛顿非常难堪。
11.podcast
n. 播客(一种可订阅下载音频文件的互联网服务,多为个人自发制作);
vi. 发布播客视频;
[例句]I have uploaded one of his videos in my podcast, you can also watch at the right time.
我在我的播客里上传了他的一段视频,有空您也看看吧。
12.convince
vt. 使相信,说服,使承认; 使明白; 使确信; 使悔悟,使认错[罪];
[例句]Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity
虽然我很快便让他相信我是清白的,但是我想他仍然非常怀疑我是否神志正常。
13.grammar
n. 语法; 语法书; (学术的) 基本原理; (人的) 语言知识及运用能力;
[例句]He doesn't have mastery of the basic rules of grammar.
他还没有掌握基本的语法规则。