和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Doctor 'Brain Drain' Costs Africa $2.2 Billion

2011-12-03来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. handful n. 少数
例句:We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.
我们邀请了30人, 但是只到了几个人。

2. train vt. 训练, 锻炼; 培养
例句:They trained him as an engineer.
他们把他培养成一名工程师。

3. emigrate vt. 移居国外
例句:In the present difficult conditions, many people are emigrating from Britain.
在目前的困难时期, 很多人正离开英国, 移居国外。

4. discourage vt.使气馁; 使沮丧;阻碍; 劝阻
例句:We discourage smoking in this school.
在这所学校里我们劝阻吸烟。

5. recruit vt. 征募(新兵);吸收(新成员)
例句:Our club has recruited 30 new members this year.
今年我们俱乐部吸收了三十名新会员。

6. compensate vt. 补偿,赔偿;酬报
例句:We compensate workers for injuries suffered at their work.
我们对工人在工作中受伤给予补偿。

7. lenient adj. 宽大的;仁慈的;温和的
例句:She was very lenient towards him.
她对他很宽厚。

8. range vi. 变化
例句:Prices range from £6 to £10.
价钱从六英镑到十英镑不等。

9. migrate vi. 迁移; 移往
例句:Pioneers from New England migrated to all parts of the United States.
来自新英格兰的拓荒者移居到美国各地。

10. lure vt.吸引, 引诱, 诱惑
例句:The price also lures students.
这种价格对学生也有吸引力。