和谐英语

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2012-01-20来源:VOA
词汇讲解:
1. attend vt. 上(大学等),前往
例句:The school was attended almost entirely by local children.
上这个学校读书的几乎全是当地的孩子。

2. peer n. 同辈; 同龄人
例句:The opinions of his peers are more important to him than his parents' ideas.
对他来说,同辈人的意见比他父母的看法更重要。

3. supplier n. 供应者;供货商;供货方
例句:It is best to deal directly with foreign suppliers.
最好和外国供应商直接进行交易。

4. session n. 学年;学期
例句:She attended the summer session of college.
她上大学的暑期班。

5. responsive adj. 反应热烈或良好的;赞同的;支持的
例句:The audience weren’t very responsive and the jokes fell a bit flat.
观众反应平平,那些笑话没有太大效果。

6. scratch v. 抓, 搔;刮伤;勾掉, 删掉
例句:He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.
他有一种奇怪的习惯, 一讲话就搔耳朵。

7. benefit vi. 得益,受惠
例句:We benefited greatly by this frank talk.
这次坦率的谈话使我们获益匪浅。

8. community n. 大众, 公众
例句:The job of a politician is to serve the whole community.
政治家的职责是为全体大众服务。

9. amount n. 量, 数量, 数额
例句:Large amounts of money were wasted.
浪费了大量的钱。

10. receive v. 得到,受到,遭受
例句:They received the support of the workers.
他们得到工人们的支持。