和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Experts Tackling Education in Africa

2012-02-18来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. ignore v. 不顾,不理会;忽视
例句:Even the best of men ignored that simple rule.
甚至最优秀的人也忽略了那条简单的规则。

2. recruit vt. 雇用;聘请
例句:They recruited a number of old teachers for the new school.
他们给这所新学校聘请了一些老教师。

3. remedy vt. 补救;纠正;去除(弊病等)
例句:If I made a mistake, I will try to remedy it.
我如果有错的话,我会改正的。

4. emphasize vt. 强调,着重
例句:He emphasized the importance of careful driving.
他强调了小心驾驶的重要性。

5. attain vt. (通常经过努力)实现, 达到, 获得,得到
例句:She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.
她实现了成为一名飞行员的志向。

6. aspect n.方面;方位, 朝向;面貌, 模样, 神态
例句:The training program covers every aspect of the job.
训练计划的范围包括了这种工作的各个方面。

7. mortality n. 死亡率
例句:Poor hygiene led to high mortality among children.
卫生条件很差,道致了儿童的死亡率很高。

8. approach n. 途径;方式, 方法
例句:His approaches to the problem are wrong.
他处理这个问题的方法是错误的。

9. gap n. 分歧,隔阂;差距
例句:The gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
贫富之间的差距扩大了。

10. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句:The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。