和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Young Navajos Study to Save Their Language

2015-10-11来源:VOA


词汇讲解:

1. discourage vt.劝阻; 阻碍; 使气馁
例句:Cities will have a powerful incentive to discourage recycling.
城市将采取有力的措施阻止再循环。

2. promote vt.促进,推进; 提升
例句:We are going to promote you.
我们要提升你了。

3. establish vt.建立,创建
例句:The politicians jockeyed about in order to establish relative power within the party.
为了确立在党内相应的权力,政客们调整了自己的位置。

4. disappear vi. 消失;失踪
例句:She disappeared down the corridor.
她消失在走廊尽头。

5. protect vt. 保护,防卫
例句:A line of forts was built along the border to protect the country against attack.
边界沿线构筑了碉堡,以防敌人进攻该国。

6. believe vi. 信任;料想
例句:We all believe in good,free education for our children.
我们都相信对我们孩子们的良好的、自由的教育。