VOA慢速英语:American History: World War Two Continues with the D-Day Invasion in Normandy

词汇讲解：

1. 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。

2. delay n. 耽搁, 延迟
例句：His delay made the teacher angry.
他的迟到使老师生气了。

3. 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。

4. approach v. 接近, 走近, 靠近
例句：Christmas was approaching.
圣诞节快到了。

5. patriot n. 爱国者; 爱国主义者
例句：We are the patriots of China.
我们是中国的爱国主义者。

6. endanger vt. 危及, 使遭受危险
例句：You will endanger your health if you smoke.
你如果吸烟, 就会危及健康。

7. furious adj. 狂怒的, 暴怒的
例句：He has a furious temper.
他脾气狂暴。

8. betray vt. 对…不忠, 背叛
例句：He promised never to betray the organization.
他发誓永不背叛组织。

9. block vt. 阻挡,妨碍,阻止
例句：They were blocked from joining the club.
他们被阻加入该俱乐部。

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. retreat vi. 撤退; 退却
例句：Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat.
我们的战士迫使敌人后退。

12. rejoicing n. 欣喜,喜悦,高兴
例句：There were scenes of rejoicing at the news.
听到这一消息，大家兴高采烈。