VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘The Diamond Lens,’ Part 1, by Fitz-James O'Brien

词汇讲解：

1. microscope n. 显微镜
例句：The students were looking through a microscope at plant cells.
学生们正在通过显微镜观察植物细胞。

2. insist v. 坚决要求，坚持
例句：I insisted that they should wait for our return.
我坚决要求他们等我们回来。

3. fee n. 费, 酬金
例句：Does your school charge school fees?
你们学校收费吗?

4. experiment vi. 做试验; 试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。

5. mysterious adj. 诡秘的
例句：He was very mysterious in his manner.
他的行为举止十分神秘。

6. tear v. 撕, 扯; (使)分裂; 撕碎; 扯破; 戳破
例句：I tore my coat this morning.
今天早上我把上衣撕破了。

7. ignorant adj. 无知的, 愚昧的
例句：They are ignorant but not stupid and will learn quickly.
他们没有受过教育,但并不愚笨,学起来长进会很快。

8. form v. 形成, 构成, 产生
例句：These ideas have been forming in my mind.
这些想法在我的头脑中已经形成。

9. grab v. 攫取, 抓住
例句：Joe grabbed him by the collar.
乔抓住他的衣领。

10. treasure n. 珍宝, 贵重物品, 宝物, 珍品
例句：The library has many art treasures.
这家图书馆收藏了很多艺术珍品。

11. apologize v. 道歉, 谢罪
例句：I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。