学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3475 ramshackle

 今天我们要学的词是 ramshackle.

ramshackle 的意思是摇摇欲坠的，东倒西歪的。 The activist¹ group Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh has left refugee Rohingya children with little more than informal classes in ramshackle facilities often taught by unqualified instructors². 人权活动组织“人权观察”说，孟加拉国给罗兴亚难民儿童提供的是摇摇欲坠的设施里的非正式的教学班，而且通常由不合格的教师来教。

 

At least nine people were trampled³ to death and two others injured as a result of a police raid in Sao Paulo's Paraisopolis, one of the Brazilian city's biggest areas of ramshackle houses and unpaved roads. 巴西警方对圣保罗最大的一个土路相连的棚户区帕拉伊索波利斯进行突袭，导致至少9人在踩踏中丧生，另有两人受伤。

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

2 instructors   

指导者，教师( instructor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The instructors were slacking on the job. 教员们对工作松松垮垮。
• He was invited to sit on the rostrum as a representative of extramural instructors. 他以校外辅导员身份，被邀请到主席台上。

3 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。