CRI听力:Why 24-hour Convenience Stores Hard to Survive in Beijing?

词汇讲解：

1. draw vt. 引起, 吸引
例句：The airplane drew the enemy's fire.
飞机引来敌人的炮火。

2. volume n. (生产,交易等的)量;额
例句：The volume of business with Japan has increased.
与日本的贸易额增加了。

3. constitute vt.构成, 组成；建立, 制定；选定, 任命
例句：Twelve months constitute a year.
12个月为一年。

4. complain vt. 抱怨, 诉苦; 投诉
例句：She often complains that he is dishonest.
她常埋怨说他不诚实。

5. thriving adj. 兴旺的, 旺盛的, 繁荣的, 欣欣向荣的
例句：With the establishment of major new markets, the economy is thriving.
随着重大新市场的建立，经济越来越兴旺。

6. populous adj. 人口众多的;人口稠密的
例句：London is the most populous area of Britain.
伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。

7. layout n. 布局; 安排; 版面设计; 布置
例句：The robbers studied the layout of the bank.
这伙强盗研究了银行的布局。

8. distribute vt. 散发; 散播; 分布
例句：Fuel resources are very unevenly distributed.
燃料资源分布很不均匀。

9. discount n.数目, 折扣
例句：We give a special discount of 10 per cent for cash.
如用现金购买,我们给予九折优待。

10. urge vt. 鼓励; 极力主张; 大力推荐
例句：We all urged him to go ahead with his plan.
我们都鼓励他实施他的计划。