和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Americans Die Sooner than Others in Industrialized Countries

2011-06-17来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. analysis n. 分析
例句:We made a careful analysis of his character.
我们仔细分析了他的性格。

2. vast adj. 巨大的, 广大的, 广阔的, 大量的
例句:Tom has made a vast improvement in his German.
汤姆的德语有了很大的进步。

3. disparity n. 不同,不等,差异,悬殊
例句:The great disparity between the teams did not make for an entertaining game.
两队实力悬殊,所以比赛并不精彩。

4. fare vi. 进展, 遭遇
例句:I think I fared quite well in the interview.
我觉得我这次面试情况不错。

5. decade n. 十年, 十年间,十年期
例句:Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
过去的十年间, 物价一直在上涨。

6. compile vt. 收集; 编辑, 编制
例句:It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary.
编辑一部好词典需要数年的艰苦工作。

7. lag vi. 走得极慢; 落后
例句:Ten minutes later, some of runners in the race began to lag.
十分钟后, 有些参赛的人开始落后了。

8. improvement n. 增加或修改;改进, 改善, 改良
例句:There is room for further improvement in English.
你的英语尚有进一步提高的余地。

9. shorten vt. 弄短, 缩短
例句:The days shorten in winter.
冬季日短。

10. plus prep. 外加; 另有
例句:Work out the full weekly rent, plus your rates.
算出一周的房租外加房地产税。

11. adequate adj. 充分的, 足够的
例句:There was adequate rain and snow last winter.
去年冬天雨雪充足。

12. restrict vt. 限制; 约束
例句:He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
他觉得这一新法律会限制他的自由。