VOA慢速英语:马克·吐温短篇小说《好运气》

1. describe vt.叙述; 描写，形容
例句：I did not describe it in detail.
我没有详细描述这件事。

2. believe vt.相信; 信任; 以为
例句：Whom should we believe?
我们应该相信谁呢？

3. criticize vt.批评; 评论
例句：Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to criticize you.
别误会，我并不是企图批评你。

4. dismissal n.解雇，免职; 撤退
例句：He spoke feelingly about his dismissal.
他激动地谈到自己被解雇一事.

5. intelligence n.情报; 智力; 聪颖
例句：I admired Jobert's intelligence and sardonic wit.
我欣赏若贝尔的聪明和善于挖苦人的机智。

6. defeat vt.挫败; 击败
例句：The newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate.
新生力量必然战胜腐朽力量。

7. throughout prep.（表示时间） 自始至终; 在…期间
例句：Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.
桂林以山水著称于世。