VOA慢速英语:英语中的阿拉伯语外来语

bean - n. a seed that is eaten as a vegetable and that comes from any one of many different kinds of climbing plants

citrus - n. a juicy fruit (such as an orange, grapefruit, or lemon) that has a thick skin and that comes from a tree or shrub that grows in warm area

definite article - n. the word the used in English to refer to a person or thing that is identified or specified

ethanol - n. a colorless volatile flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars; alcohol.

formula - n. a general fact or rule expressed in letters and symbols

original - adj. happening or existing first or at the beginning

pale - adj. light in color

sublimation - n. When anything solid turns into a gas without first becoming liquid

symbol - n. an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality — often + of