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VOA常速英语:Hapless Heroine Leaps from Novel to Silver Screen in 'One for The Money'

2012-01-31来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：
1. mystery n. 神秘(性), 秘密(性)，不可思议，奥秘
例句He often tells stories full of mystery.
他常讲些充满神秘色彩的故事。

2. hire vt.雇用；租用
例句：We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我们雇了一个司机带我们游览这个城市。

3. apprehend vt.逮捕, 拘押；理解
例句：The police apprehended the criminal.
警察逮捕了罪犯。

4. bail n. 保释金
例句：Her parents have agreed to put up bail for her.
她父母同意为她支付保释金。

5. date v. 与人约会, 相约
例句：They have been dating for months.
他们两个人彼此约会已经有好几个月了。

6. dye vt. 给…上色; 着色
例句：She dyed her hair red.
她将头发染红。

7. adopt vt.收养
例句：Many childless couples adopt children.
许多无子女的夫妇收养孩子。

8. hapless adj. 倒霉的,不幸的
例句：All of them were hapless victims of this hurricane.
他们都是这场飓风的不幸受害者。

9. aspire vi. 渴望, 追求
例句：The fame to which he aspires was beyond his reach.
他追求的名誉乃是他所不能及的。

10. edgy adj. 不安的, 易激怒的
例句：She’s been a bit edgy lately, waiting for the exam results.
她正在等待考试结果, 所以最近有些焦躁不安。