VOA常速英语:Ethiopia’s Low-Tech, High-Value Transportation

词汇讲解：

1. affair n. 事务, 事态
例句：I know nothing of legal affairs.
我对法律方面的事情一无所知。

2. contribution n. 捐助物, 贡献
例句：This is Chekhov's contribution to Russian literature.
这是契诃夫对俄罗斯文学的贡献。

3. livelihood n. 生计,谋生之道
例句：Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.
他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。

4. urban adj. 城市的
例句：Traffic is a major urban problem.
交通是城市的一个主要问题。

5. locate v. 设置, 坐落于
例句：The house is conveniently located within the town centre.
该住宅位于市镇中心,很是方便。

6. transport vt. 运送; 流放
例句：A bus transported us from the airport to the city.
一辆公共汽车把我们从飞机场送到城里。

7. rent v. 租用；租借
例句：We rented a house in the suburbs.
我们在郊外租了一所房子。

8. benefit v. 有益于, 得益
例句：The bank suffers while its officers benefit.
银行遭受损失, 而它的高级职员们却得到好处。

9. fetch vt. 接来(某人), 取来(某物)
例句：Have you fetched the doctor?
你把医生接来了吗?

10. veterinary adj. 兽医的
例句：Following the outbreak of the disease, several sheep and lambs were destroyed on veterinary advice.
那种疾病发生后, 好几头绵羊和羊羔已经按照兽医的建议处理掉了。

11. recommend vt. 劝告, 建议
例句：He recommends wearing safety equipment.
他建议佩戴安全装备。

12. affordable adj. 负担得起的
例句：There are few affordable apartments in big cities.
在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。