和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Obama Rallies Democrats, Predicts 'Tough Election' Ahead

2012-01-29来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. annual adj. 每年的, 年度的, 一年一次的
例句:The grandfather had assembled all the members of the family for the annual picnic.
祖父把一家人聚在一起进行一年一度的野餐。

2. ovation n.热烈欢迎
例句:She received a tremendous ovation.
她受到了极其热烈的欢迎。

3. sharpen vt. (使)变得更好;提高某人(或事物)的水平(或技术、效率等)
例句:This exercise will help students sharpen up their reading skills.
这个练习将帮助学生提高阅读能力。

4. strained adj.紧张的;不友善的;勉强的;态度不自然的
例句:Relations between the two countries had become severely strained.
两国关系已经变得非常紧张。

5. negotiation n.协商, 谈判;完成(难事);通过
例句:The proposal is now under negotiation.
目前正在就这项提案进行磋商。

6. accomplish vt. 达到(目的);完成(任务、使命、计划、事业等)
例句:This task is accomplished by great effort.
这项任务是经过巨大努力才完成的。

7. absence n. 缺乏, 不存在
例句:A major problem is the absence of water.
主要的问题是缺水。

8. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法
例句:The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协。

9. obstruct vt.阻塞; 堵塞;阻碍, 阻止, 妨碍
例句:Tall trees obstructed his view of the road.
有大树挡着, 他看不到道路。

10. notion n. 概念, 观念, 看法
例句:One common Chinese notion is that the elders ought to be respected.
中国人共有的一种观念是长者应受到尊敬。