留美老师带你每日说英文 第911期:UFO造访过地球吗?
时间：2019-02-22 作者：英语课 分类：留美老师带你每日说英文
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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：
Conspiracy 1 theorists claim that UFOs are visiting all the time and the reports are just being covered up, but honestly, they aren't very convincing.
阴谋论者宣称，UFO一直都有造访地球，只是相关报道都被封锁了，但坦白说，这种说法不太有说服力。
学习重点：
1.conspiracy 阴谋、共谋
conspiracy (n.) 阴谋、共谋
conspire 2 (v.) 密谋、图谋
aspire 3 (v.) 渴望
aspiration 4 (n.) 渴望、志向
expire (v.) 过期、期满、失效
expiration 5 (n.) 期满、终止
perspire 6 (v.) 流汗
perspiration 7 (n.) 流汗、汗水
2.claim 声称、夺走 (性命)
claim (v.) 声称、夺走 (性命)
acclaim 8 (v.) 为...欢呼、赞赏
proclaim (v.) 宣布、公告
disclaim 9 (v.) 使免除责任
exclaim (v.) 惊叹、惊叫
3.cover 覆盖物、(杂志、书) 封面
cover (n.) 覆盖物、(杂志、书) 封面
cover (v.) 遮盖、掩护、足够支付
uncover (v.) 揭露
undercover (adj.) 秘密行动的、暗中进行的
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致
- They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
- History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。
vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于
- Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
- I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。
n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出
- Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
- Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。
n.终结，期满，呼气，呼出物
- Can I have your credit card number followed by the expiration date?能告诉我你的信用卡号码和它的到期日吗?
- This contract shall be terminated on the expiration date.劳动合同期满，即行终止。
vi.出汗，流汗
- He began to perspire heavily.他开始大量出汗。
- You perspire a lot when you are eating.你在吃饭的时候流汗很多。
n.汗水；出汗
- It is so hot that my clothes are wet with perspiration.天太热了，我的衣服被汗水湿透了。
- The perspiration was running down my back.汗从我背上淌下来。
v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞
- He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
- His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。
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