VOA慢速英语:A Change in Generals, but Not Afghan Policy

例句：The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
       新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

2.disrespectfully ad.失礼地

3.tolerate v.忍受; 容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）

例句：She can tolerate that rude fellow.
      她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。
 
4.undermine v.暗中破坏; 逐渐削弱

例句：She tried to undermine our friendship.
      她试图破坏我们的友谊。

5.credit v.称赞；认可

6.relatively adv.相对地,比较而言;相当

例句：A relatively firm material can be anticipated.
      可以提前准备一种较为坚实的材料。

7.momentum n.动力;推进力; 势头

例句：The style prevails and picks up momentum.
      这式样很流行, 而且越来越流行。

8.relentlessly adv.不懈地;不屈不挠地；持续不断地

例句：He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer.
      他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。

      Journalists caught a whiff of scandal and pursued the actress relentlessly.
      记者抓到了丑闻的一点线索，于是对这个女演员穷追不舍。