VOA慢速英语:Mubarak Moves to Replace Government in Egypt After Protests Intensify

例句：He was appointed secretary.
      他被任命为秘书。

2.weaken vt.vi.(使)削弱 , (使)变弱

例句：She weakened as the illness grew worse.
      由于病情恶化, 她变得更虚弱了。

      You can weaken the tea by adding water.
      你可以加水把茶弄得淡一些。

3.restraint n.抑制, 遏制, 管制, 约束

例句：His affections were kept under continual restraint.
      他的感情一直受到压抑。

4.suspend vt.暂停, 终止

例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
      冲突双方同意暂时停火。
 
      The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
      总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。

5.uNPRecedented adj.前所未有的；空前的；没有先例的

例句：The air crash caused an uNPRecedented number of deaths.
      这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。

6.aspiration n.强烈的愿望, 志向, 抱负

例句：She has aspirations to become a great writer.
      她有成为一个大作家的志向。