时间:2019-02-04 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(三月)


英语课
By Peter Fedynsky
Moscow
07 March 2008
 

Millions of people perished in the inhumane Soviet 1 prison system known as the Gulag.  Criminals and political prisoners alike suffered merciless beatings, forced labor 2, and endured temperatures of 40 below zero in distant isolation 3 from the rest of the world.  The Gulag disappeared with the collapse 4 of the Soviet Union, but evidence has emerged of renewed prison brutality 5 in today's Russia.  VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has this report, which contains scenes of disturbing violence.








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1
Soviet
Sw9wR
  
 


adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃


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Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。












2
labor
P9Tzs
  
 


n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦


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We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。












3
isolation
7qMzTS
  
 


n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离


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The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后,生活比较孤寂。












4
collapse
aWvyE
  
 


vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷


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The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。












5
brutality
MSbyb
  
 


n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮


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The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军













adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃
  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
  • The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
  • He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后,生活比较孤寂。
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮
  • The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
  • a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军