和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Obama Begins Re-Election Campaign

2012-05-06来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. campaign n. 战役
例句:The campaign to seize the city was a failure.
攻占这个城市的战役失败了。

2. urge vt. 催促;力劝
例句:They urged us to go at once.
他们催促我们马上去。

3. issue vt. 发行;发布
例句:The post office issued the stamps last week.
上星期邮局发行了这些邮票。

4. create vt. 创造;创作
例句:An artist should create beautiful things.
一个艺术家应该创造美丽的东西。

5. benefit vt. 对...有益,有益于
例句:The sea air will benefit you.
海边的空气对你有益。

6. promise vt. 允诺,答应
例句:Give me your promise that you'll never be late again.
答应我你绝不再迟到了。

7. economy n. 经济;经济情况
例句:The nation's economy is growing rapidly.
这个国家的经济在快速增长。

8. reform vt. 改革,革新
例句:He raised some proposals to reform the Labor Party.
他提出了一些改革工党的建议。