友课教育英语晨读2020-04-20

 1.*spirit ['spɪrɪt]
 n. 精神，心灵；灵魂；情绪（spirits） 
 spiritual adj. 精神的，心灵的 

 2.spur [spɜː]
 n. 马刺；鼓舞，刺激 
 v. 刺激，激励，促进
 Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth. 
 上升的零售量能够刺激经济更加快速地增长。 

 3.*inspire [ɪn'spaɪə]
 vt. 鼓舞；启示，使产生灵感
 He was inspired by the way the wares were displayed.
 他从商品陈列的方式里有所启发。
 inspiration n. 灵感，鼓舞 

 4.*encourage [ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ]
 vt. 鼓励，激励；促进，助长
 When things aren’t going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up. 
 当事情不顺利的时候，他鼓励我，告诉我不要放弃。 

 5.discourage [dɪs'kʌrɪdʒ]
 vt. 阻止；使气馁
 Never be discouraged with life. 
 不要对生活丧失信心。
 Low prices discourage industry. 
 低价阻碍工业发展。 

 6.aspire [ə'spaɪə]
 v. 渴望，立志于
 college students aspiring to careers in finance 
 有志于从事金融行业的大学毕业生 

 7.*eager ['iːgə]
 adj. 渴望的，热切的
 the children's eager faces 
 孩子们热切的脸庞
 She sounded very eager to meet you. 
 她听起来很渴望见到你。 

 8.*desire [dɪ'zaɪə]
 v./n. 欲望，要求，渴望
 We all desire happiness and health. 
 我们都渴望幸福和健康。 

 9.conspire [kən'spaɪə]
 v. 共谋，密谋策划
 He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job. 
 他觉得他的同事们在串通密谋把他从职位上赶下来。
 conspiracy n. 阴谋，共谋 

 10.*expire [ɪk'spaɪə]
 v. 期满，终止，死亡 
 My passport expires next month. 
 我的护照下个月到期。
 expire date 截止日期，有效期