VOA慢速英语词汇

sister ['sistə]

n. a female with the same father or mother as another person

sit [sit]

v. to rest on the lower part of the body without the support of the legs; to become seated

situation [,sitju'eiʃən]

n. the way things are during a period of time

size [saiz]

n. the space occupied by something; how long, wide or high something is

skeleton ['skelitən]

n. all the bones of a human or other animal together in their normal positions

发音记忆：“skin里头”→皮肤里头是骨骼

skill [skil]

n. the ability gained from training or experience

skin [skin]

n. the outer covering of humans and most animals

sky [skai]

n. the space above the earth

slave [sleiv]

n. a person owned or controlled by another

sleep [sli:p]

v. to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed

联想记忆：懒洋洋（sheep）喜欢在大白天睡觉（sleep）

slide [slaid]

v. to move smoothly over a surface

分拆联想：s+lid(盖子）+e→盖子太滑，从桌子上掉了下去→滑动

slow [sləu]

v. to reduce the speed of; ad. not fast in moving, talking or other activities

联想记忆：大风吹（blow）时，要减速慢性（slow）

small [smɔ:l]

ad. little in size or amount; few in number; not important; opposite large

smash [smæʃ]

v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move with >force

smell [smel]

v. to sense through the nose; n. something sensed by the nose ("the smell of food cooking")

smoke [sməuk]

v. to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning them and breathing in the smoke; n. that which can be seen rising into the air like a cloud from something burning

联想记忆：吸烟（smoke）有害身体健康，这并非玩笑（joke）

smooth [smu:ð]

ad. having a level surface; opposite rough

snow [snəu]

n. soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky, usually in winter or when the air temperature is very cold

so [səu;sə]

ad. in such a way that ("He held the flag so all could see it."); also; too ("She left early, and so did we."); very ("I am so sick."); as a result ("They were sick, so they could not come."); conj. in order that; for the purpose of ("Come early so we can discuss the plans.")

social ['səuʃəl]

ad. of or about people or a group