慢速英语:Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2013

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词汇讲解：

1. investigate vt.调查；审查
例句：None of these police forces can investigate crime.
这些警察部门没有调查犯罪的权利。

2. conduct vt. 引导；带领
例句：Both will make monetary policy harder to conduct in normal times.
这两点都会使货币政策在正常情况下更难实施。

3. appear vi.出现，显现
例句：It makes you appear confident and in control.
它会让你显得自信和易于控制。

4. include vt.包括；包含
例句：But what exactly should it include?
但这究竟应该包括什么？

5. announce vt.宣布；述说
例句：But the authorities are reluctant to announce bad news.
但当局却迟迟不宣布这个坏消息。

6. modernize vt.使现代化，使适应现代需要
例句：China needs to elaborate on plans to modernize its flagging academic journals.
中国需要详细地阐明计划，以使萎靡不振的学术杂志进入现代化。

7. instrument n.仪器；手段
例句：It would be more than a financial instrument.
它将不仅仅是一个金融工具。