VOA慢速英语:Remembering Lena Horne and a Night at a Science Cafe

例句：The rent on his apartment was his biggest monthly expense.
      他的房租是每个月最大的开支。

2.attend vt.vi.参加

例句：She does not attend often.
      她不常出席。

3.atmosphere n.气氛, 环境，氛围

例句：There is an atmosphere of peace and calm in the country quite different from the atmosphere of a big city.
      在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛, 与大城市的气氛截然不同。

4.civilized adj.文明的,非野蛮的

例句：A civilized leader must eschew violence.
      文明领导人必须避免使用暴力。

      Let’s discuss this like civilized people.
      让我们像文明人一样心平气和地讨论。