VOA慢速英语:Weighing the First Year of Obama as President

例句：He will be inaugurated as president in January.
      他将在一月就任总裁。

2.span n.指距,全长,跨距,径距,广度

例句：The arch has a span of 60 metres.
      那个拱的跨度为60米。

动词形式：

span vt.以手指测量,跨越,架设,弥补

例句：His research in cancer that spanned 15 years has made considerable headway in the end.
      他对癌症持续15年的研究终于取得了极大的进展。

3.downturn n.低迷时期

例句：Nursed the fledgling Business through an economic downturn.
      经济衰退中精心料理刚起步的生意。

4.solemn a.严肃的,郑重的,庄严的

例句：He made a solemn promise to do better.
      他郑重保证要做得更好。

5.equally ad.相等地,相同地,公平地,平均地

例句：Bill and BoB shared the work equally Between them.
      比尔和鲍勃两人把工作平分了。

      The muse does not inspire all poets equally.
      诗神并非一视同仁地赐给所有诗人以灵感。

6.divided a.分开的,分裂的

7.oppose v.反对,以…对抗,抗争

例句：Jimmy makes enemies with those who oppose him.
      杰姆与那些反对他的人为敌。

8.compromise vi.妥协处理

例句：We must compromise on this issue for the sake of unity.
      为了团结，我们必须在这件事上作出让步。

9.enormously ad.非常地,巨大地

例句：Madagascar's environment fluctuates enormously from year to year.
      马达加斯加环境的巨大波动年复一年。