和谐英语

VOA常速英语:New Education Center Honors Abraham Lincoln

2012-02-27来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. attend vt. 出席,参加
例句:He did not attend the meeting yesterday.
昨天他没有参加会议。

2. appeal n. 感染力, 吸引力
例句:This kind of music hasn't much appeal for me.
这类音乐对我没有吸引力。

3. fascinating adj. 迷人的, 有极大吸引力的
例句:The changing vivid colours of the sunset are really fascinating.
日落时变化多端的色彩确实使人心醉神迷。

4. generation n. 同时代的人, 一代人, 一代,同代人,同辈人
例句:People of my generation all think the same way about this.
关于这件事, 我们这代人都有同感。

5. decorate vt. 装饰
例句:The great hall was decorated with flowers.
大厅里装饰着花朵。

6. impress vt. 给…以深刻印象, 使铭记
例句:I was very impressed by[at, with] her performance.
她的表演给我留下了深刻的印象。

7. split vt. 使分离;使不团结
例句:Disagreements split the party into rival factions.
意见分歧使该党分裂为对立的几派。

8. surrender vi. 投降,自首
例句:They both refused to surrender.
他俩拒不投降。

9. encompass vt.围绕;包围; 包含
例句:My plan encompasses every possibility.
我的计划包含了各种可能。

10. quote vt. 引用, 援引
例句:She quoted from the report to support her point.
她援引报告中的话来支持自己的论点。