VOA慢速英语:American History: Nation Grows More Conservative in '20s

例句：The imaginative child made up fairy stories.
      这个想像力丰富的孩子自己编神话故事。

2.conservatism n.保守,守旧

例句：people’s conservatism in musical taste
      人们在音乐品味上的保守观念

3.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。

4.unlawful adj.非法的；违法的；不合法的

例句：a verdict of unlawful killing
      对非法谋杀行为的裁决

      Discrimination on the grounds of sex or race is unlawful.
      性别或年龄引起的歧视是违法的。

5.interference n.干涉；干预；介入

例句：I wanted to do the thing on my own without outside interference or help.
      我想独立完成这件事, 不受外界干扰, 也不要外来帮助。

6.evolution n.演变; 进化; 发展

例句：In the course of evolution, some birds have lost the power of flight.
      在进化的过程中, 一些鸟丧失了飞行能力。

7.superpower n.超级大国

例句：Both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.
      两个超级大国都有自我保护的本能。