VOA慢速英语:Brazil Announces Spending Cuts, New Taxes

1. reduce vt.减少; 缩小; 使还原
例句：Oil is put in machinery to reduce the friction.
把油涂到机器上减少摩擦。

2. announce vt.宣布; 述说; 声称
例句：Please announce to the children that there will be no school this afternoon.
请通知孩子们今天下午不上课。

3. oppose vt.抵制; 反对，抗争;
例句：Father does not oppose the idea at all.
父亲丝毫不反对这个想法。

4. resign vt.辞职; 放弃; 屈从
例句：The lash of public opinion compelled him to resign.
舆论的严厉指责迫使他辞职。

5. approve vt.批准; 核准
例句：I quite approve of the idea of your plan.
我很赞成你的计划中的构想。

6. resist vt.抵抗，抗拒; 忍耐
例句：He couldn't resist the lure of money.
他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。