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VOA慢速英语:美国妇女试图打破演艺界的壁垒
n. 即兴创作,即兴演说; 即兴作品; 急就章;
[例句]Improvisation is one of the important characteristics and the soul of minority folk dance.
即兴性是少数民族民间舞蹈的重要特点之一,是少数民族民间舞蹈的核心和灵魂。
2.cast
vt. 铸造; 投射; 投掷; 脱落,脱皮;
n. 铸型; 演员表; 轻微的斜视; 投,掷骰;
vi. 掷,投; 计算,加;
[例句]The show is very amusing and the cast are very good.
演出妙趣横生,演员的表演也很出彩。
3.network
n. 网; (电视与计算机) 网络; 网状物; 广播网;
vt. 将…连接成网络; 建立工作关系;
vt. 把(地方节目)编排到广播网(或电视网)联播; 使(全国)联播; (如) 用网覆盖; 广泛分布;
[例句]The uterus is supplied with a rich network of blood vessels and nerves.
密布的血管和神经网向子宫输送养料。
4.harass
vt. [军] 扰乱,骚扰; 使烦扰,折磨; 反复袭击;
[例句]We are almost routinely harassed by the police.
警方几乎隔三差五地就找我们的麻烦。
5.comedy
n. 喜剧; 喜剧性; 喜剧体裁; 有趣的事情;
[例句]Actor Dom Deluise talks about his career in comedy.
演员多姆·德卢西谈论自己的喜剧生涯。
6.myth
n. 神话; 神怪故事; 奇人,奇事; 虚构的人,虚构的事;
v. 使神话化;
[例句]There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
有一个著名的希腊神话,讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。
7.puppet
n. 木偶; 傀儡; 受他人操纵的人;
[例句]When the invasion occurred he ruled as a puppet of the occupiers
外敌入侵时,他作为占领者的傀儡行使统治。
8.gay
adj. 同性恋的; 快乐的,愉快的; 艳丽的,华丽的; 放荡的,无法无天的;
n. 同性恋者(尤指男性);
[例句]The quality of life for gay men has improved over the last two decades.
同性恋者的生活质量在过去20年里有了改善。
9.cyborg
n. 电子人,半机械人;
[例句]It doesn't bother you that she's a cyborg?
它不打扰你,她是一个机器人?