英语晨读八分钟（英语晨读Day70证实）

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Day70：证实/保证

● testify; certify; ascertain; verify

● confirm; affirm; assure; insure

● ensure; guarantee; distinguish

注：标星号的词汇为重点单词。

1、testify

['testɪfaɪ]

v. 证明，证实

testify someone's honesty 证明某人诚实

Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face.

几个目击者证明他们看到那些警察们打了米勒的脸。

testimony ['testɪmənɪ] n. 证词；证据

2、certify

['sɜːtɪfaɪ]

v. 证明；保证

The driver was certified (as) dead on arrival at the hospital.

刚送到医院，司机就被证实已经死亡。

certificate n. 证书；执照

birth certificates 出生证明

3、ascertain

[,æsə'teɪn]

vt. 确定；查明

The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion.

警方到目前为止尚未查明爆炸原因。

4、verify

['verɪfaɪ]

vt. 核实；查证

I looked up the word in a dictionary to verify its spelling.

为了查证这个词的拼写方法，我从词典中查了一下这个词。

5、confirm

[kən'fɜːm]

vt. 确认；证实

confirmation n. 确认；证实

I’ve accepted the job over the phone, but I haven’t confirmed in writing yet.

我已在电话中接受了这份工作，但还没有书面确认。

6、affirm

[ə'fɜːm]

v. 肯定；断言

The ministry affirmed that the visit had been postponed.

部里证实访问已延期。

7、assure

[ə'ʃʊə; ə'ʃɔː]

vt. 保证；担保

She assured herself that no one was left on the bus.

她弄清楚没人留在公共汽车上。

reassure vt. 使…安心，使消除疑虑

8、insure

[ɪn'ʃʊə]

v. 投保；给…保险

He was insured against death.

他给自己保了人寿险。

insurance n. 保险；保险费

9、ensure

[ɪn'ʃʊə]

vt. 保证，确保

We ensure that the work shall be done in the right way.

我们保证把这项工作做好。

10、guarantee

[gær(ə)n'tiː]

n. 保证；担保；保证人

vt. 保证；担保

The fridge is guaranteed for the three years.

这台冰箱保修期是3年。

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