星火英语四级2000核心词 15

 　　[00:11]Day 15

　　[00:14]shrink
　　[00:15]Car sales have been shrinking.
　　[00:19]sight
　　[00:20]No wonder the sight of it
　　[00:22]should send the memories
　　[00:24]of quite a number of the old generations
　　[00:27]back 36 years ago.
　　[00:30]smooth
　　[00:32]I trust an honest face more than a smooth talker.
　　[00:38]solid
　　[00:39]The impressive achievements
　　[00:41]in environmental protection
　　[00:43]have laid a solid foundation
　　[00:45]for a “Green Olympics” here in 2008.
　　[00:51]splendid
　　[00:52]She arrived in a splendid golden coach
　　[00:55]drawn by white horses.
　　[00:59]spoil
　　[01:01]Spare the rod and spoil the child.
　　[01:06]squeeze
　　[01:07]They squeezed the truth out of him.
　　[01:12]stainless 2
　　[01:13]If I had a bicycle made of stainless steel,
　　[01:17]it will never get rust 1.
　　[01:20]statistics
　　[01:22]Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.
　　[01:28]status
　　[01:30]They think owning such an expensive car
　　[01:33]will give them status.
　　[01:36]suffering
　　[01:38]Destruction and suffering are accompaniments of war.
　　[01:43]suit
　　[01:45]No dish suits all tastes.
　　[01:49]suppose
　　[01:51]You are not supposed to play football
　　[01:53]in the classroom.
　　[01:55]survivor
　　[01:57]The survivors 3 of the shipwreck 4
　　[01:59]transmitted a distress 5 signal every hour.
　　[02:04]tie
　　[02:05]The two teams tied
　　[02:07]and had to play an extra period.
　　[02:11]trace
　　[02:12]The wanted man was traced
　　[02:14]to an address in New York.
　　[02:18]track
　　[02:19]The teacher asked us to read newspapers
　　[02:22]every day to keep track of current affairs.
　　[02:27]transmit
　　[02:28]The World Cup final is being transmitted live
　　[02:32]to over fifty countries.
　　[02:36]uniform
　　[02:37]How long was he in uniform?
　　[02:41]urge
　　[02:43]Officials of America urge quick patch
　　[02:46]on mail security hole.
　　[02:50]vary
　　[02:51]As conditions vary with each country,
　　[02:54]there can be no set model of reform and
　　[02:57]development for all countries.
　　[03:01]withdraw
　　[03:03]The general refused to withdraw his troops.
　　[03:08]workforce 6
　　[03:09]The whole workforce has gone on strike.
　　[03:14]workplace
　　[03:16]We visited him at his workplace
　　[03:18]among the young trees
　　[03:19]and asked him about his work.
　　[03:23]absolute
　　[03:25]Power tends to corrupt 7,
　　[03:27]and absolute power corrupts 8 absolutely.
　　[03:32]accompany
　　[03:34]I must ask you to accompany me
　　[03:36]to the police station.
　　[03:40]accordance
　　[03:41]We will handle this issue in accordance with
　　[03:43]international laws and international practices.
　　[03:49]accurate
　　[03:50]We must acquire an accurate understanding of
　　[03:53]social progress in contemporary China.
　　[03:59]accuse
　　[04:00]He was sentenced to death.
　　[04:02]His gang had been accused of killing 9 20 people.
　　[04:07]advanced
　　[04:09]Our Party must always represent
　　[04:11]the development trend
　　[04:12]of China's advanced productive forces。
　　[04:17]advisable
　　[04:19]It is not advisable to act without planning.
　　[04:24]allowance
　　[04:26]IBM offers a quite high traveling allowance
　　[04:30]to its employees.
　　[04:33]alternative
　　[04:35]You have the alternative of leaving or
　　[04:37]staying and behaving.
　　[04:41]ambassador
　　[04:43]Mr Smith is the British Ambassador to Greece.
　　[04:49]anxious
　　[04:50]We are all anxious about his safety.
　　[04:55]applicable
　　[04:57]This rule is not applicable to foreigners.