美语听力练习素材:海龟腹部取出近千枚硬币

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1.revise vt.修订；改变

The staff should work together to revise the school curriculum.
全体教职工应当齐心协力修订学校课程。

2.halt vt.使停止；使中断；阻止

He criticised the government for failing to halt economic decline.
他批评政府未能遏止经济下滑。

3.provocation n.挑衅，挑拨

Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。

4.compliance n.服从，听从

I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.
我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。

5.quarantine n.检疫期，隔离期

The dog was kept in quarantine for six months.
这条狗被检疫隔离了六个月。

6.snap vt.& vi.猛地咬住

His teeth clicked as he snapped at my ankle.
它猛地