VOA慢速英语:American History: Taft Wins Presidency Promising Continued Reform

例句：It poured with rain throughout the night.
      大雨下了整整一夜。

      They sang songs throughout the trip.
      整个旅途中他们歌声不断。

2.negotiate vt.vi.谈判; 磋商; 协商; 议定; 商定; 达成协议

例句：We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.
      我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。

3.block vt.堵塞, 阻塞，给…设置困难；挡住…的路，妨碍人，阻止；设置障碍物以阻碍(人等)的行动(常与up连用)

例句：They blocked the entrance with big stones.
      他们用大石块堵住了入口。

阻碍，阻挠，阻止，妨碍

例句：A snowdrift blocked his path.
      雪堆阻碍他的去路。

4.propose vt.vi.提议; 建议

例句：They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.
      他们提议事先做好安排。

      I proposed to go to London on Tuesday.
      我打算星期二到伦敦去。

5.intervene vi.出面; 介入

例句：The President intervened personally in the crisis.
      总统亲自出面处理这场危机。

      She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.
      要不是邻居介入，她可能会没命了。
 
6.depression n.经济大萧条, 不景气时期

例句：Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.
      商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。

7.arise vi.link-v.呈现; 出现; 发生

例句：During the night a great storm has arisen.
      夜里来了一场大风暴。

      He formed a picture of his future that arose bright and colourful in his mind.
      他脑海中浮现出一幅光明灿烂的未来景象。

8.amendment n.（法律、文件的）改动，修正案，修改，修订

例句：The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.
      这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。