美语听力 English Cafe 328

 　　Topics: The Scopes Trial; American Cities: Aspen and Vail, Colorado; The City of New York versus¹ New York City; verge² versus brink³; to compliment versus to complement⁴

 

　　Words:

 

　　trial

 

　　v.

 

　　prosecutor

 

　　defendant

 

　　merit

 

　　to deliberate

 

　　to appeal

 

　　technicality

 

　　to overturn

 

　　resort

 

　　to ski

 

　　upscale

 

　　verge

 

　　brink

 

　　to compliment

 

 

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

3 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

4 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。