VOA慢速英语:Six Men, a World War, a Pacific Island and an Image for All Time

词汇讲解：

1. preserve vt. 保护；维持; 保存
例句：The ancient Egyptians knew ways to preserve dead bodies from decay.
古埃及人懂得保存尸体，使之不会腐烂的方法。

2. sculptor n. 雕刻家；雕塑家
例句：He is one of Britain’s best-known sculptors.
他是英国最有名的雕塑家之一。

3. flagpole n. 旗杆
例句：The flagpole has been shot off.
旗杆被打断了。

4. editor n. 编辑, 编者, 校订者
例句：He got a job as editor of a trade journal.
他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。

5. blow v. 吹; 吹气; 刮风
例句：The door blew open.
门被风吹开了。

6. courage n. 勇气, 胆量
例句：He didn't have the courage to tell his mother that he had failed in the exam.
他没有勇气告诉母亲他考试不及格。

7. statue n. 雕像, 塑像
例句：The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor.
自由女神像耸立在纽约港。

8. survivor n. 幸存者;残存者;生还者
例句：A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.
经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。

9. grassy adj. 被草覆盖的;长满草的
例句：Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.
牛群自由自在地走过草原。

10. dispute v. 辩论; 争论
例句：They were disputing whether they should start at once.
他们在讨论是否应立即开始。