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慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: How the 'Rx' Sign Came to Be

Source: VOA    2011-11-20   English BBS   Favorite  


词汇讲解:

1. sign n. 标记, 符号;手势, 姿势, 信号;征兆, 迹象
例句:She put her finger to her lips as a sign to be quiet.
她将手指放在唇上表示应安静。

2. appear vi.出现, 显现;产生, 出版
例句:We expected him, but he never appeared.
我们等他, 他却一直没来。

3. prescription n. 药, 治疗方法;处方, 药方;开处方, 开药
例句:The dispenser quickly filled the prescription for me.
药剂师立刻照处方为我配了药。

4. pray v. 祈祷, 祷告
例句:We prayed that she would recover.
我们为她尽快康复而祈祷。

5. demon n. 恶魔,恶鬼,鬼
例句:He claimed to be able to cast out demons.
他自称能驱魔。

6. wisdom n. 明智, 智慧, 正确的判断
例句:Experience is the mother of wisdom.
经验是智慧之母。

7. heal v. (使)愈合, 治愈, (使)恢复健康
例句:The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg.
医生治好了那位士兵腿部的枪伤。

8. suffering n. 身体或心灵的痛苦, 苦难;折磨
例句:The medication should ease the suffering.
这种疗法能减轻痛苦。

9. remain vi. 保持;继续;仍然处于;依然
例句:I haven't seen them for ten years. They remain as they were.
我十年没见他们了,他们还是从前那样。

10. assistance n. 帮助, 援助,支持
例句:You can not rely on his assistance.
别指望他帮你。


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