BBC双语新闻讲解:脸书创始人女儿诞生捐450亿美元

时间:2016-02-23 10:03:50  / 编辑:Abby

  词汇学习

  1.shrink v. 退缩;畏缩;(使)收缩

  Will this soap shrink woollen clothes?

  这种肥皂会使毛织衣物收缩吗?

  2.intervention n. 介入,干涉,干预

  It can operate without human intervention.

  它可以在没有人为干涉的情况下运行。

  3.demise n. 死亡;终止

  This loss led to the demise of the business.

  这一损失导致了公司的倒闭。

  4.spark v. 发出火花,闪光;引起,引发

  What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?

  是什么让你对开车产生了兴趣?

  5.unilateral adj. 单方面的;单侧的

  Members also noted the substantial unilateral tariff reductions made in many sectors by Chinain recent years.

  成员们还注意到中国最近几年在许多部门单方面的实质性关税削减。

  6.virtuous adj. 善良的;有道德的

  This is a virtuous circle.

  这是一种良性循环。

  7.contract v. 感染;(使)缩小,缩短,收缩

  The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.

  10月,制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。

  8.reject v. 拒绝;驳回

  I absolutely reject the managbent's line on this.

  我断然否绝经理部门处理此事的方法。

  9.exploitation n.剥削

  Oppression and exploitation provoked people to rebellion.

  压迫和剥削激起人们的反抗。

  10.tackle v. 处理;与…交涉

  That depends on how you tackle the problb.

  这要看你如何处理那个问题。

  11.endeavor n. 努力,尽力

  His endeavors to get the bill passed failed.

  他想使议案通过的努力失败了。

  内容解析

  1.In an interview with Czech television, Mr.Assad said a year of western air strikes hadfailed to stop the advanced Islamic Statemilitants.

  fail to未能

  Many people fail to do this and wonder why they cannot concentrate.

  很多人做不到这一点,并想知道为什么他们不能全神贯注。

  2.I think it has shown the real intention of Erdogan who, let's say, lost his nerve justbecause the Russian intervention has changed the balance on the ground.

  lose his nerve丧失勇气

  Its leader is Pablo, a distinguished soldier who has begun to lose his nerve.

  游击队队长帕布洛, 曾经是个出色的战士,现在却已开始丧失勇气。

  3.In response it says non-essential embassy staff and some family members can leavethe country if they want.

  in response作为答复

  Sudan even threat-ened to mobilize in response to the ultima-tums.

  作为对最后通牒的回应,苏丹甚至威胁说要动员军队。

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