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VOA常速英语:Americans Pick Junk Food Over Veggieburgers
1. chain n. 连锁店
例句:He now owns a chain of 970 food stores.
他现在拥有970家连锁食品店。
2. profit n.利润, 收益, 赢利;益处, 得益
例句:He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.
他卖掉房子获利五万美元。
3. fuel vt. 激起; 增加; 加强; 刺激
例句:His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
4. epidemic n. 流行病
例句:The Sanitary Board tries to stamp out the epidemic.
卫生局试图消灭这种流行病。
5. locate v. (在…)设置, 坐落于
例句:Early settlers located where there was water.
早期的移民安居在有水的地方。
6. exit n. 出口, 通道, 安全门
例句:Leave the motorway at the next exit.
在下一个出口处驶离高速公路。
7. fare n. 食物,饭菜
例句:The fare here is simple but good.
这里的伙食简单而可口。
8. ingredient n.(混合物的)组成部分; 配料
例句:What are the ingredients of the cake?
这蛋糕是用哪些原料做成的?
9. evolve v. 演变; 进化
例句:Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。
10. trend n. 趋势, 倾向
例句:Can anything be done to reverse this trend?
有什么办法扭转这种倾向吗?
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