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VOA慢速英语:一位塞内加尔移民讲述他的故事

2020-12-04来源:和谐英语
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nurse - n. a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor's office

role model - n. someone who another person admires and tries to be like

achieve - v. to get or reach (something) by working hard

complicated - adj. hard to understand, explain, or deal with

tough - adj. very difficult to do or deal with

churn (one's stomach) - v. to feel sick from nervousness, disgust, etc.

absolutely - adv. completely or totally

infuse - v. to cause (something, such as a quality) to be added or introduced into a person or thing

fall prey to - v. to be harmed or affected in a bad way by (someone or something)

mafia - n. a group of closely connected people who have great power or influence in a particular field or business