VOA特别英语节目官方词汇表

1、PAGE PAGE 65VOA特别别英语节目目官方词汇汇表 Copyrrightt(c)22001 by VVoicee Of Amerrica,Washhingtton,DC美国著名词词汇学家SS. B. Fleexmerr 指明了了Speccial Engllish的的三条标准准，也就是是它所“特特别”的地地方：它是一种由由美国人最最常用的11500个个基本单词词为主体构构成的美国国英语； 它用简短、明晰的句句子写作和和广播； 它以每分钟钟90个单单词的速度度，即2/3的Sttandaard EEngliish（标标准英语）速速度进行广广播。 PARRTS OOF SPPEECHHn. (

2、nnoun) - aa namme woord v. (vverb) - aan acctionn worrd ad. (adjeectivve/addverbb) - a deescriibingg worrd prep. (prrepossitioon) - a wword usedd to showw a rrelattion pro. (proonounn) - a woord uused in pplacee of a nooun conj. (coonjunnctioon) - a jjoiniing wword Aa (ann) - ad. one; anyy; eaach ab

3、le - v. havving the poweer too do someethinng aboutt - aad. aalmosst (abouut haalf); off or haviing aa rellatioon too (WWe taalk aaboutt thee weaatherr.) abovee - aad. aat a highher pplacee acceppt - v. tto aggree to rreceiive acciddent - n. sommethiing tthat happpens by cchancce orr misstakee; ann

4、unpplannned eeventt accusse - v. tto saay a persson iis reesponnsiblle foor ann actt or crimme; tto maake aa staatemeent aagainnst ssomeoone acrosss - ad. fromm sidde too sidde; tto thhe otther sidee act - v. to ddo soomethhing activvist - n. onee whoo seeeks cchangge thhrouggh acctionn actorr - nn.

5、 soomeonne acctingg in a pllay oor shhow add - v. to pput (someethinng) wwith anotther to mmake it llargeer; tto saay moore adminnistrratioon - n. tthe eexecuutivee parrt off a ggoverrnmennt, uusuallly hheadeed byy a ppresiidentt or primme miinistter admitt - vv. too acccept (addmittted tto thhe Unn

6、itedd Nattionss); to eexpreess ooness guiilt oor reesponnsibiilityy (HHe addmittted tthat whatt he did was wronng.) adultt - nn. a growwn peersonn advisse - v. tto heelp wwith infoormattion, knoowleddge oor iddeas in mmakinng a deciisionn affecct - v. tto prroducce ann efffect on; to iinfluuencee (A

7、A lacck off sleeep aaffeccted the singgerss perrformmancee.) afraiid - ad. feelling fearr afterr - aad. llaterr; beehindd againn - aad. aanothher ttime; as befoore againnst - ad. oppposedd to; nott agrreeinng wiith ssometthingg age - n. how old a peersonn or thinng iss agenccy - n. aan orrganiizatii

8、on tthat is ppart of aa larrger grouup (an aagenccy off thee Uniited Natiions) aggreessioon - n. aan atttackk agaainstt a ppersoon orr couuntryy; thhe viiolattion of aa couuntryys bbordeers ago - ad. of timee passt; bbeforre noow agreee - vv. too havve thhe saame bbelieef ass sommeonee; too be willl

9、ing to ddo soomethhing agriccultuure - n. farmming aid - v. to hhelp; to suppport; n. helpp, asssisttancee aim - v. to ppointt a ggun aat; nn. a goall or purppose air - n. the mixtture of ggasess aroound the eartth, mmostlly niitroggen aand ooxygeen, tthat we bbreatthe air fforcee - nn. a miliitaryy

10、 orgganizzatioon ussing airpplanees airpllane - n. a vvehiccle wwith winggs thhat ffliess airpoort - n. a pllace wherre aiirplaanes takee offf andd lannd albumm - nn. a colllectiion oof reecordded mmusicc alcohhol - n. a sttrongg, coolorlless liquuid, usuaally madee froom grrain, useed ass a ddrug o

11、r iin inndusttriall prooductts alivee - aad. hhavinng liife; not deadd all - ad. eveerythhing; eveeryonne; tthe ccompllete amouunt ally - n. a nnatioon orr perrson joinned wwith anotther for a sppeciaal puurposse almosst - ad. a liittlee lesss thhan ccomplletelly alonee - aad. sseparratedd froom ott

12、herss alongg - aad. nnear or oon (alonng thhe rooad) alreaady - ad. beffore now; eveen noow also - add. addded to; too althoough - coonj. evenn if it iis trrue tthat alwayys - ad. at aall ttimess; evvery timee ambasssadoor/emmbasssy - n. aa nattions hiighesst diiplommaticc reppreseentattive (to anot

13、ther goveernmeent) amendd - vv. too addd to or tto chhangee (a propposall or law) ammunnitioon - n. thee bullletss or shellls ffiredd froom guuns amongg - aad. iin orr parrt off (a grouup) amounnt - n. tthe nnumbeer, ssize or wweighht off anyythinng anarcchy - n. a laack oof orrder; lawwlesssnesss a

14、ncesstor - n. a ffamilly meemberr froom thhe paast ancieent - ad. verry olld; llong ago and - connj. aalso; in addiitionn to; witth angerr - nn. a stroong eemotiion aagainnst ssomeoone oor soomethhing animaal - n. aa livving creaaturee thaat mooves, succh ass a ddog oor caat annivversaary - n. a yee

15、arlyy cellebraationn or obseervannce oof ann eveent tthat happpenedd in the pastt annouunce - v. to makee knoown ppubliicly; to decllare offiiciallly anothher - ad. onee morre; aa difffereent oone answeer - n. aa staatemeent pproduuced by aa queestioon; vv. too makke a stattemennt affter beinng assk

16、ed a quuestiion any - ad. onee or moree of no sspeciial kkind apoloogizee - vv. too exppresss reggret for a miistakke orr acccidennt foor whhich one acceepts respponsiibiliity appeaal - v. tto taake tto a highher ccourtt, peersonn or grouup foor a deciisionn; too calll onn sommeboddy foor heelp appe

17、aar - v. tto shhow ooneseelf; to ccome intoo sigght; to sseem appoiint - v. to nname; to chooose (apppointt a jjudgee) approove - v. to aagreee witth; tto aggree to ssuppoort archeeologgy - n. tthe sscienntifiic sttudy of ppast humaan liife aand aactivvitiees area - n. anyy plaace oor paart oof itt

18、arguee - vv. too offfer rreasoons ffor oor aggainsst soomethhing; to disppute; to disaagreee arms - n. millitarry eqquipmment; weaaponss army - n. millitarry grroundd forrces arounnd - ad. on eeveryy sidde (oof) arresst - v. tto seeize a peersonn forr leggal aactioon; tto taake aas a prissonerr arri

19、vve - v. tto coome tto a placce, eespecciallly att thee endd of a trrip art - n. exprressiions or ccreattionss by humaans, suchh as painntinggs, mmusicc, wrritinng orr staatuess artillleryy - nn. biig guuns as - conjj. eqquallly (as ffast as); whhen; whille ash - n. the partt lefft affter someethinn

20、g buurns ask - v. to qquesttion; to say someethinng iss wannted (Wee askk thee teaacherr queestioons eeveryy dayy.) assisst - v. to helpp astroonautt - nn. a persson wwho ttraveels iin sppace astroonomyy - nn. thhe sccienttificc stuudy oof sttars and the univversee asyluum - n. ppolitticall prootect

21、tion giveen byy a ggoverrnmennt too a ppersoon frrom aanothher ccounttry at - prepp. inn or nearr (aat thhe eddge); whhere (loook aat); wheen (at nnoon) atmosspherre - n. tthe ggasess surrrounndingg anyy staar orr plaanet attacch - v. to tie togeetherr; too connnectt attacck - n. aa vioolentt atttem

22、ptt to damaage, injuure oor kiill; v. tto sttart a fiight attemmpt - v. to workk towward someethinng; tto trry; tto maake aan efffortt attennd - v. tto bee preesentt at autommobille - n. aa vehhiclee witth whheelss useed too carrry ppeoplle; aa carr autummn - n. tthe ttime of tthe yyear betwween sum

23、mmer aand wwinteer averaage - n. someethinng (aa nummber) reppreseentinng thhe miiddlee; add. coommonn; noormall avoidd - vv. too staay awway ffrom awakee - aad. nnot ssleepping awardd - nn. ann honnor oor prrize for an aact oor seervicce away - add. noot neear Bbaby - n. a nnewlyy borrn crreatuure

24、back - n. thee parrt beehindd thee froont; ad. the otheer waay frrom fforwaard bad - ad. wroong; actiing aagainnst tthe llaw; not goodd balannce - v. to mmake two sidees orr forrces equaal ball - n. sommethiing rroundd ballooon - n. a deevicee of stroong, lighht maateriial tthat risees whhen ffillee

25、d wiith ggas llightter tthan air balloot - n. aa pieece oof paaper usedd forr votting ban - v. to nnot ppermiit; tto sttop; n. aan offficiial rrestrrictiion bank - n. an orgaanizaationn thaat keeeps and lendds mooney bar - v. to ppreveent oor bllock barriier - n. anytthingg thaat bllockss or makees

26、ann acttion diffficullt base - n. a mmilittary centter; v. tto esstabllish as aa facct (Her reseearchh wass bassed oon exxperiimentts.) battlle - n. aa figght bbetweeen ooppossing armeed foorcess be - v. tto liive; to hhappeen; tto exxist beat - v. to hit agaiin annd aggain beautty - ad. thatt whiic

27、h ppleasses tthe eeye, ear or sspiriit becauuse - preep. ffor tthe rreasoon thhat (He leftt beccausee he was sickk.) becomme - v. tto coome tto bee bed - n. a slleepiing pplacee beforre - prepp. eaarlieer beginn - vv. too do the firsst paart oof ann acttion; to starrt behinnd - ad. at tthe bback of;

28、 in bback of belieeve - v. to tthinkk; too feeel suure oof; tto accceptt as truee; too truust bell - n. an insttrumeent tthat makees a musiical sounnd (a chhurchh belll) belonng - v. tto bee ownned bby; tto bee a mmembeer off beloww - aad. llowerr thaan best - add. thhe moost ggood betraay - v. tto

29、tuurn aagainnst; to bbe faalse to betteer - ad. moree goood thhan betweeen - ad. in the spacce orr timme thhat sseparratess; frrom oone tto thhe otther (taalks betwween two natiions) big - ad. of greaat siize; not smalll bill - n. a llegisslatiive ppropoosal bioloogy - n. the scieentiffic sstudyy of

30、 lifee or liviing tthinggs inn alll theeir fformss bird - n. a ccreatture thatt fliies bite - v. to cut withh thee teeeth blackk - aad. ddark; havving the coloor liike tthat of tthe nnightt skyy blamee - vv. too acccuse; to holdd ressponssiblee blankket - n. a clloth coveer ussed tto keeep wwarm ble

31、edd - vv. too losse bllood blindd - aad. nnot aable to ssee blockk - v. to stopp sommethiing ffrom beinng doone; to ppreveent mmovemment bloodd - nn. reed flluid in tthe bbody blow - v. to movee witth foorce, as in aair (Thee winnd bllows.) blue - add. haavingg thee collor llike thatt of a cllear sk

32、y boat - n. sommethiing bbuiltt to travvel oon waater thatt carrriess peoople or ggoodss body - n. alll of a peersonn or animmal; the remaains of aa perrson or aanimaal boil - v. to heatt a lliquiid unntil it bbecommes vvery hot bomb - n. a ddevicce thhat eexploodes withh greeat fforcee; v. to attaa

33、ck oor deestrooy wiith bbombss bone - n. thee harrd maateriial iin thhe boody book - n. a llong writtten workk forr reaadingg bordeer - n. aa divvidinng liine bbetweeen nnatioons born - v. to comee to lifee; too comme innto eexisttencee borroow - v. tto taake aas a loann both - add. noot juust oone

34、oof twwo, bbut tthe ttwo ttogetther bottlle - n. aa conntainner, usuaally madee of glasss, tto hoold lliquiid bottoom - ad. the loweest ppart of ssometthingg box - n. someethinng too putt thiings intoo; a conttaineer, uusuallly mmade of ppaperr or woodd boy - n. a yooung malee perrson boycoott - v.

35、to refuuse tto taake ppart in oor deeal wwith brainn - nn. thhe coontrool ceenterr of thouught, emootionns annd boody aactivvity of aall ccreatturess bravee - aad. hhavinng noo feaar breadd - nn. a foodd madde frrom ggrainn breakk - vv. too divvide intoo parrts bby foorce; to desttroy breatthe - v.

36、to ttake air intoo thee boddy annd leet itt outt agaain bridgge - n. aa strructuure bbuiltt oveer a wateerwayy, vaalleyy or roadd so peopple aand vvehiccles can crosss frrom oone sside to tthe ootherr brieff - aad. sshortt; noot loong brighht - ad. giviing mmuch lighht; sstronng annd cllear in ccolo

37、rr bringg - vv. too comme wiith ssometthingg broaddcastt - vv. too sennd innformmatioon, sstoriies oor muusic by rradioo or teleevisiion; n. aa raddio oor teeleviisionn proogramm brothher - n. a maale wwith the samee fatther or mmotheer ass anootherr perrson brownn - aad. hhavinng thhe coolor likee

38、thaat off cofffee budgeet - n. aa speendinng pllan buildd - vv. too joiin maateriials togeetherr to makee sommethiing buildding - n. anyythinng buuilt for use as aa houuse, facttory, offfice, schhool, stoore oor pllace of eenterrtainnmentt bulleet - n. aa smaall ppiecee of metaal shhot ffrom a guun

39、burn - v. to be oon fiire; to ddestrroy oor daamagee by firee burstt - vv. too breeak oopen sudddenlyy bury - v. to put intoo thee groound and coveer wiith eearthh bus - n. a puublicc vehhiclee to carrry peeoplee businness - n. onees wwork; buyying and sellling to eearn moneey; ttradee busy - add. d

40、ooing someethinng; vvery actiive but - connj. hhowevver; otheer thhan; yet buy - v. to gget bby paayingg sommethiing, usuaally moneey by - conjj. neear; at; nextt to (byy thee roaad); froom (a pllay bby Wiilliaam Shhakesspearre); nott latter tthan (byy middnighht) Ccabinnet - n. a grroup of mminisst

41、erss thaat heelps leadd a ggoverrnmennt call - v. to givee a nname to (I ccall myseelf JJohn.); to aask ffor oor reequesst (Theyy callled for an eend tto thhe fiightiing.) calm - add. quuiet; peaacefuul; ooppossite tensse camerra - n. aa devvice for takiing ppictuures camp - n. a pplacee witth teemp

42、orrary houssing campaaign - n. a ccompeetitiion bby oppposiing ppolitticall canndidaates seekking suppport fromm votters; a cconneectedd serries of mmilittary actiions duriing aa warr can - v. to bbe abble tto; tto haave tthe rrightt to; n. a coontaiiner usedd to holdd liqquid or ffood, usuuallyy ma

43、dde off mettal canceel - v. tto ennd; tto sttop canceer - n. aa disseasee in whicch daangerrous cellls grrow qquickkly aand ddestrroy ppartss of the bodyy candiidatee - nn. a persson wwho sseekss or is nnominnatedd forr an offiice oor ann honnor capittal - n. the offiiciall cennter of aa govvernmmen

44、t; thee citty whhere a coountrrys goveernmeent iis capittalissm - n. aan ecconommic ssysteem inn whiich tthe pproduuctioon off mosst gooods and servvicess is owneed annd opperatted ffor pprofiit byy priivatee cittizenns orr commpaniies captuure - v. to mmake a peersonn or animmal aa priisoneer; tto

45、seeize or ttake by fforcee; too gett conntroll of car - n. a veehiclle wiith wwheells ussed tto caarry peopple; an aautommobille; aa parrt off a ttrainn care - v. to likee; too prootectt; too feeel woorry or iinterrest carefful - ad. actting safeely; withh mucch thhoughht carryy - vv. too takke soom

46、ethhing or ssomeoone ffrom one placce too anootherr case (couurt) - n. a llegall acttion case (meddicall) - n. aan inncideent oof diiseasse (Therre waas onnly oone ccase of cchickken ppox aat thhe scchooll.) cat - n. a smmall animmal tthat ofteen liives withh hummans catchh - vv. too seiize aafterr

47、a cchasee; too stoop annd seeize withh thee hannds causee - vv. too makke haappenn; n. thee thiing oor peersonn thaat prroducces aa ressult ceaseefiree - nn. a haltt in fighhtingg, ussuallly byy agrreemeent celebbratee - vv. too honnor aa perrson or eeventt witth sppeciaal acctiviitiess centeer - n.

48、 tthe mmiddlle off sommethiing; the placce inn thee midddle; a pplacee thaat iss thee maiin pooint of aan acctiviity centuury - n. one hunddred yearrs ceremmony - n. an act or sseriees off actts doone iin a speccial way estaablisshed by ttradiitionn chairrman - n. a ppersoon leeadinng a meetting or

49、aan orrganiized grouup champpion - n. thee besst; tthe wwinneer chancce - n. aa posssibiilityy of winnning or llosinng orr thaat soomethhing willl happpen changge - v. tto maake ddiffeerentt; too beccome diffferennt chargge - v. tto acccusee sommeonee of someethinng, uusuallly aa criime; n. aa staat

50、emeent iin whhich someeone is aaccussed oof soomethhing chasee - vv. too runn or go aafterr sommeonee or someethinng cheatt - vv. too gett by a trrick; to steaal frrom cheerr - vv. too shoout aapprooval or ppraisse chemiicalss - nn. ellemennts ffoundd in natuure oor maade bby peeoplee; suubstaancess

51、 useed inn thee sciiencee of chemmistrry chemiistryy - nn. thhe sccienttificc stuudy oof suubstaancess, whhat tthey are madee of, howw theey acct unnder diffferennt coondittionss, annd hoow thhey fform otheer suubstaancess chieff - nn. thhe heead oor leeaderr of a grroup; ad. leaadingg; moost iimpor

52、rtantt childd - nn. a babyy; a boy or ggirl childdren - n. morre thhan oone cchildd choosse - v. tto deecidee bettweenn twoo or moree circlle - n. aa cloosed shappe thhat hhas aall iits ppointts eqquallly diistannt frrom tthe ccenteer, llike an O citizzen - n. a peersonn whoo is a meemberr of a coou

53、ntrry byy birrth oor byy laww city - n. anyy impportaant llargee towwn civillian - add. noot miilitaary civill rigghts - n. thee polliticcal, econnomicc andd soccial righhts ggivenn equuallyy to all peopple oof a natiion claimm - vv. too sayy sommethiing aas a factt clashh - nn. a batttle; v. tto fi

54、ight or oopposse cleann - vv. too makke puure; ad. freee froom diirt oor haarmfuul suubstaancess (ccleann watter) clearr - aad. eeasy to ssee oor seee thhrouggh; eeasilly unndersstoodd clerggy - n. aa boddy off offficiaals wwithiin a reliigiouus orrganiizatiion climaate - n. the normmal wweathher cc

55、ondiitionns off a pplacee climbb - vv. too go up oor doown ssometthingg by usinng thhe feeet aand ssomettimess thee hannds clockk - nn. a deviice tthat meassuress andd shoows ttime closee - vv. too makke soomethhing not openn; add. neear tto clothh - nn. a mateeriall madde frrom pplantts, cchemiical

56、ss, annimall haiir annd otther subsstancces clothhes - n. whatt peoople wearr cloudd - nn. a masss of fog highh in the sky coal - n. a ssolidd blaack ssubsttancee useed ass fueel coaliitionn - nn. foorcess, grroupss or natiions joinned ttogetther coastt - nn. laand oon thhe eddge oof thhe occean cof

57、feee - n. aa driink mmade fromm thee plaant oof thhe saame nname cold - add. noot waarm; haviing oor feeelinng grreat coollnesss or a loow teemperraturre colleect - v. to bbringg or gathher ttogetther in oone pplacee; too demmand and receeive (coollecct taaxes) colleege - n. a smmall univversiity co

58、lonny - n. lland conttrollled bby annotheer coountrry orr govvernmment colorr - nn. thhe diifferrent effeects of llightt on the eye, makking bluee, reed, bbrownn, bllack, yelllow and otheers combiine - v. to mmix oor brring togeetherr come - v. to movee towward; to arriive commaand - v. to oorderr;

59、too havve poower overr sommethiing commeent - v. to ssay ssometthingg aboout; to eexpreess aan oppinioon abbout someethinng commiitteee - nn. a grouup off peoople giveen sppeciaal woork commoon - ad. usuaal; ssame for all (a commmon ppurpoose) commuunicaate - v. to ttell; to givee or exchhangee inff

60、ormaationn commuunityy - nn. a grouup off peoople liviing ttogetther in oone pplacee or areaa compaany - n. a buusineess oorgannizedd forr traade, induustriial oor otther purpposess compaare - v. to eexamiine wwhat is ddiffeerentt or simiilar compeete - v. to ttry tto doo as welll as, or bettter tth