VOA慢速英语:In Ivory Coast, the Great Cost of Conflict

词汇讲解：

1. investment n. 投资
例句：All of the capital investment is made by the licensee. 
 所有的资本都是由买方承担。 

2. concern n. 焦虑，担心，忧虑
例句：The concern about this axiom stemmed from the fact. 
 对于这个公理的考虑是基于这样的事实。

3. kidnapping n. 绑架，诱拐
例句：The kidnapping caused an international incident. 
 这一绑架事件引起了国际纠纷

4. retaliatory adj. 报复的
例句：The raid was purely retaliatory. 
 这次袭击完全是报复性的。

5. trap vt. 诱捕
例句：It's cruel to trap birds. 
 诱捕鸟是很残忍的。

6. surrender vt. 放弃，抛弃
例句：I have learned, and I know, that it will not surrender easily. 
 我已明了知道：它是不会轻易被降服的。

7. exile n. 放逐，流放
例句：He has been an exile for ten years. 
 他已经流亡十年。 

8. postpone vt. 推迟，延期
例句：He proposed that we should postpone the trip. 
 他建议我们推迟这次旅行。 

9. disputed adj. 有争议的
例句：The land near the border is disputed ground. 
 靠近边界的土地是有争议的地区。

10. unrest n. 动乱，骚乱，不安宁
例句：Inequalities in wealth cause social unrest. 
 贫富不均可造成社会动荡。

11. treaty n. 条约，协议
例句：Many countries have acceded to the treaty. 
 许多国家已加入了那个条约。 

12. runoff n. 决胜选举
例句：International observers said Sunday's runoff election was Peru's cleanest vote in years. 
 国际观察家称，周日进行的秘鲁大选是近年来秘鲁最"干净"的一次大选。