和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Better Development through Education

2011-12-21来源:VOA

词汇讲解:

1. launch vt. 开办;发起;使开始从事
例句:We launched a new project.
我们开始从事一个新项目。

2. grant n.补助金, 助学金, 津贴
例句:Students in this country receive a grant from the government.
这个国家的学生可得到政府的助学金。

3. evolution n. 演变; 进化; 发展
例句:A cultural and social evolution now becomes rapid.
现在文化和社会发展很快。

4. project vt. 阐述;表明...的特性,使呈现特性
例句:He had projected himself as a reformer in the presidential campaign.
他在总统竞选中曾以改革者的姿态出现。

5. allocate vt.分配, 分派;把…拨给
例句:They allocated funds for the new school.
他们拨出专款修建这所新学校。

6. plummet vi. 垂直落下, 骤然跌落, 暴跌,速降
例句:House prices have plummeted in this area.
此地房价骤然大跌。

7. recovery n.重获, 复得;恢复健康, 复原
例句:Will the government's policies lead to an economic recovery?
政府的政策能使经济复苏吗?

8. displace vt. 移走;迫使(某人)离开家园
例句:The war has displaced thousands of people.
战争使成千上万的人背井离乡。

9. feed vt. 向…提供
例句:They tried to feed me a false line about unexpected extra expenses.
他们试图向我提供假情况来解释那些意想不到的额外开支。

10. schedule vt. 安排,预定
例句:The delegation is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
代表团定于明日到达。