VOA特别英语节目官方词汇表.doc

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1、VOA特别英语节目官方词汇表Copyright(c)2001byVoiceOfAmerica,Washington,DC美国著名词汇学家S.B.Flexmer指明了SpecialEnglish的三条标准，也就是它所“特别”的地方：1.它是一种由美国人最常用的1500个基本单词为主体构成的美国英语；2.它用简短、明晰的句子写作和广播；3.它以每分钟90个单词的速度，即2/3的StandardEnglish（标准英语）速度进行广播。 PARTSOFSPEECH·n.(noun)-anameword·v.(verb

2、)-anactionword·ad.(adjective/adverb)-adescribingword·prep.(preposition)-awordusedtoshowarelation·pro.(pronoun)-awordusedinplaceofanoun·conj.(conjunction)-ajoiningwordA·a(an)-ad.one;any;each·able-v.havingthepowertodosomething·about-ad.almost("abouthalf");ofo

3、rhavingarelationto("Wetalkabouttheweather.")·above-ad.atahigherplace·accept-v.toagreetoreceive·accident-n.somethingthathappensbychanceormistake;anunplannedevent·accuse-v.tosayapersonisresponsibleforanactorcrime;tomakeastatementagainstsomeone67·across-ad.fro

4、msidetoside;totheotherside·act-v.todosomething·activist-n.onewhoseekschangethroughaction·actor-n.someoneactinginaplayorshow·add-v.toput(something)withanothertomakeitlarger;tosaymore·administration-n.theexecutivepartofagovernment,usuallyheadedbyapresidentorp

5、rimeminister·admit-v.toaccept("admittedtotheUnitedNations");toexpressone'sguiltorresponsibility("Headmittedthatwhathedidwaswrong.")·adult-n.agrownperson·advise-v.tohelpwithinformation,knowledgeorideasinmakingadecision·affect-v.toproduceaneffecton;toinfluenc

6、e("Alackofsleepaffectedthesinger'sperformance.")·afraid-ad.feelingfear·after-ad.later;behind·again-ad.anothertime;asbefore·against-ad.opposedto;notagreeingwithsomething·age-n.howoldapersonorthingis·agency-n.anorganizationthatispartofalargergroup("anagencyof

7、theUnitedNations")·aggression-n.anattackagainstapersonorcountry;theviolationofacountry'sborders·ago-ad.oftimepast;beforenow·agree-v.tohavethesamebeliefassomeone;tobewillingtodosomething·agriculture-n.farming·aid-v.tohelp;tosupport;n.help,assistance·aim-v.to

8、pointagunat;n.agoalorpurpose·air-n.themixtureofgasesaroundtheearth,mostlynitrogenandoxygen,thatwebreathe·airforce-n.amilitaryorganizationusingairplanes·airplane-n.avehiclewithwingsthatflies·airport-n.a