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VOA常速英语:US Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply
2011-12-05来源:VOA
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词汇讲解:
1. unemployment n. 失业
例句:A rapid rise in price soon eventuated in mass unemployment.
物价迅速上涨, 结果造成了大量失业。
2. troubled adj. 焦虑的;担忧的;混乱的;存在诸多问题的
例句:British forces will be drawn out of the troubled area.
英国军队将撤离这个动乱地区。
3. accommodate vt. 容纳,留宿,使...适应
例句:The bank is accommodating its customers more than it used to.
这家银行现在给客户贷款比以前多了。
4. entrant n.参加者;加入某行业的人
例句:The winning entrant received tickets to the theatre.
获胜者得到了剧院的入场券。
5. boost vt. 增加, 提高;促进, 改善, 激励
例句:We need a holiday to boost our spirits.
我们需要休假以激发士气。
6. slam vt. 猛烈抨击
例句:His habit of slamming friends made him unpopular.
他那苛刻指摘朋友的习惯使得他不得人心。
7. consecutive adj. 连续的, 连贯的
例句:He was reelected for four consecutive terms.
他连着四任当选。
8. decline vi. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落
例句:Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。
9. doubt vt. 怀疑, 疑惑
例句:He doubts being able to finish in time.
他怀疑能否及时完成。
10. pessimistic adj. 悲观的; 悲观主义的
例句:There is no reason to be pessimistic about the future.
没有理由对未来悲观。
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