VOA慢速英语:A Visit to Poet Robert Frost’s Farm in Derry, New Hampshire

例句：He is a very influential man in the government.
      他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2.flowery adj.用花装饰的

例句：Flowery carpets became the vogue.
      花卉地毯变成了时髦货。

3.raise v.增加; 提升

例句：They raised their output by more than half in less than three years.
      不到三年, 他们把产量提高了一半还多。

      We must do everything we can to raise the people's living standards.
      我们要想一切办法来提高人民的生活水平。

4.sweeten vt.vi.使甜,变甜

例句：If you sweeten him up he’ll do the work for you.
      你要是哄哄他,他就会帮你干活。

5.refurnish vt.再供给,重新装备

6.oppression n.压迫, 压制;压抑, 郁闷

例句：Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.
      哪里有压迫, 哪里就有反抗。

7.dedicate vt.奉献; 贡献; 把…奉献给

例句：He dedicated his life.
      他奉献出自己的生命。

8.heartbreak n.难忍的悲伤或失望