VOA-Special-English-WordBook.pdf

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1、WordBookAlistofwordsusedinSpecialEnglishprogramsonradio,televisionandtheInternetEDITIONhttp://www.unsv.comSpecialEnglishWordBookAlistofwordsusedinSpecialEnglishprogramsonradio,televisionandtheInternetVoiceofAmericaWashington,D.C.20237EDITIONwww.VOASpec

2、ialEnglish.comhttp://www.unsv.com4ABDFGIKLNPQSUVYZhttp://www.unsv.com5TableofContentsForeword.........................................7PartsofSpeech....................................9WordList&Definitions...........................10www.VOASpecialEngl

3、ish.comSpecialWords&Information.....................111CommonPrefixes...........................113CommonExpressions........................115Numbers,Days,Months.....................116ChemicalElements..........................119OrgansoftheBody......

4、....................121ComputerTerms............................122BusinessTerms.............................124UnitedStatesBranchesofGovernment..........126MapoftheUnitedStates.....................128MapoftheWorld...........................130Presiden

5、tsoftheUnitedStates................132http://www.unsv.com6http://www.unsv.com7ForewordTheVoiceofAmericahasbeenbroadcastingprogramsinSpecialEnglishsince1959.SpecialEnglishisVOA’smethodofcommunicatingwithEnglishlearnersaroundtheworldinawaythatiseasytound

6、erstand.Thevocabularyislimitedtoabout1,500words.Thesentencesareshort.Thespeedisslowerthannormal.www.VOASpecialEnglish.comSpecialEnglishprogramsarebroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica,onradiostationsaroundtheworld,onsatellitetelevisionandontheInternet.Theseprog

7、ramspresentthelatestworldnewsaswellasinformationaboutscience,medicine,education,economics,AmericanhistoryandlifeintheUnitedStates.ThisbookexplainsthemeaningofthewordsusedinourbroadcastsandonourWebsite.Thefirsteditionwaspublishedin1962.Thelistofwordshas

8、changedsincethen,asthelanguageitselfhaschanged.WethankallthosepeopleatVOAwhostartedtheprocessandwhohelpedmakethiseditionpossible.YoucandownloadtranscriptsandaudiofilesofourprogramsatourWebsite,www.VOASpecialEnglish.com.Youcanalsogetdeta