VOA慢速英语:American History: German Forces Defeated in Russia and Britain

词汇讲解：

1. declare vt. 宣布, 宣告; 声明
例句：The President had a clear mandate to declare war against Japan.
总统得到明确的授权去对日本宣战。

2. throughout prep. (表示区域)遍及…地域;遍及…场所
例句：I have traveled throughout Europe.
我已游历了整个欧洲。

3. divide v. 分, 划分
例句：They agree to divide evenly.
他们同意平分。

4. invade v. 侵入, 侵略
例句：He ordered the army to invade at dawn.
他命令军队在拂晓入侵。

5. submarine n. 潜艇
例句：The submarines surfaced.
潜艇浮出了水面。

6. gain v. 获得, 赢得
例句：Many countries have gained national independence after prolonged struggles.
许多国家经过长期斗争而获得了民族独立。

7. previous adj. 先前的, 以前的
例句：The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
作者在前一段里提到这件事。

8. industrial adj. 工业的, 产业的
例句：Manchester is an industrial city.
曼彻斯特是个工业城市。

9. demonstrate vt. 论证, 证明; 说明, 演示
例句：All of those demonstrated the correctness of his analysis.
这一切都证明了他分析的正确性。

10. surrender v. 投降
例句：In the end they were forced to surrender.
最后他们被迫投降了。

11. occupy vt. 占领; 占有,侵占,占据
例句：Enemy troops occupied the country.
敌军占领了这个国家。