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VOA常速英语:Supercommittee Failure to Rein In US Debt Threatens Global Recovery
2011-11-21来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. deadline n. 最后期限
例句:I want the report ready for the three o'clock deadline.
我希望报告最迟在三点之前准备好。
2. prospect n. 可能成为主顾的人; 有希望的候选人
例句:She's a good prospect for the national team.
她有可能选入国家队。
3. potential adj. 潜在的,可能的
例句:The dispute has scared away potential investors.
这一争端吓走了潜在的投资者。
4. threaten v. 恐吓, 威胁;预示(某事)
例句:The boss threatened to fire her.
老板威胁要开除她。
5. trim vt. 减少;缩减;压缩
例句:We should trim off the unnecessary parts of our spending.
我们应该削减不必要的开销。
6. repay vt. 归还;偿还;清偿归还;偿还;清偿
例句:He repaid the money he had borrowed.
他把借的款还了。
7. burden n. 重负
例句:His invalid father is becoming a burden.
他父亲体弱多病, 对他来说渐渐成了累赘。
8. trigger vt. 引发, 引起
例句:The incident triggered an armed clash.
这起事件触发了一场武装冲突。
9. hamper vt. 妨碍, 束缚, 限制
例句:The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
10. deadlock n. 僵局
例句:The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.
两小时后, 谈判陷入了僵局。
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