VOA慢速英语:Investing in the Arab Spring

词汇讲解：

1. invest v. 投资; 花费
例句：The best time to invest is now.
现在是投资的最佳时机。

2. overthrow vt. 打倒; 推翻
例句：They overthrew their King.
他们推翻了国王。

3. rein n. 控制手段,主宰；掌管
例句：The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods.
政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

4. generate vt. 生成, 产生；引起, 导致
例句：This book will continue to generate excitement for a long time.
这本书将在很长一段时间里继续使人们为之激动。

5. ensure vt. 确保, 担保
例句：I will ensure that the car arrives by six o'clock.
我保证汽车六点钟以前到。

6. stability n. 稳定(性), 稳固
例句：She lacks emotional stability.
她的情绪不稳定。

7. ease vt. 使安心, 使宽慰
例句：The news that her child was safe eased her mind.
孩子平安的消息使她放心了。

8. promise v. 允诺; 答应
例句：I promised that I would write regularly.
我答应要经常写信。

9. wage n. 工资, 报酬, 薪金, 工钱
例句：When wages are high, prices are high.
工资高, 物价也会相对的高。

10. growth n. 增加,增长,增强; 发展, 扩大
例句：Rapid industrial growth makes new demands on science and technology.
工业的发展对科技提出新要求。