友课教育英语晨读2020-09-17

 1.*venture ['ventʃə]
 v. 冒险去（或做） 
 n. 企业；风险（项目、投资）
 joint ventures  合资企业 
 venture capital  风投
 He wanted to venture into the mountainous wilderness of the countryside. 
 他想冒险进入农村的荒野山区。 

 2.*adventure [əd'ventʃə]
 n. 冒险（精神）；历险，奇遇 
 Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure. 
 他们的文化背景赋予了他们一种冒险精神。 

 3.*avenue ['æv(ə)njuː]
 n. 大街；方法，途径
 Fifth Avenue   第五大街
 There are many avenues open to researchers. 
 研究人员有许多途径可供选择。 

 4.revenue ['revənjuː]
 n. 收益，收入；税收
 There has been a slump in tax revenues. 
 税收收入一直在下跌。 

 5.expenditure [ɪk'spendɪtʃə]
 n. 支出，花费
 Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure. 
 减税政策必然导致公共开支减少。 

 6.expend [ɪk'spend]
 vt. 花费，消耗
 You expend so much effort for so little return. 
 你花费了那么多努力，回报却那么少。
 expense   n. 费用；开支；代价 
 expensive  adj. 昂贵的 

 7.convention  [kən'venʃ(ə)n]
 n. 大会；惯例 
 It is a matter of convention that businessmen should wear suits.
 商人应该穿西装，这是惯例而已。 

 8.*conventional [kən'venʃ(ə)n(ə)l]
 adj. 传统的, 常规的
 conventional teaching methods  传统的教学方法 

 9.*traditional [trə'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l]
 adj. 传统的 
 a traditional way of life  传统的生活方式
 tradition  n. 传统 

 10.orthodox ['ɔːθədɒks]
 adj. 正统的；传统的 
 orthodox medical treatments  传统疗法
 He challenged the orthodox views on education.
 他对传统的教育观念提出了质疑。 

 11.intervene [ɪntə'viːn]
 vi. 干涉，干预；调停 
 The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives. 
 警方通常不愿意介入夫妻之间的争吵。