VOA慢速英语:American History: World War Two on the Home Front

词汇讲解：

1. urge vt. 鼓励; 极力主张; 大力推荐
例句：He urged the necessity for immediate action.
他强烈要求立即采取行动。

2. establish vt. 建立, 成立
例句：We have established diplomatic relations with many countries.
我们已和许多国家建立了外交关系。

3. direct v. 指导, 导演, 管理
例句：The general directed that the prisoners should be set free.
将军命令释放囚犯。

4. spending n. 开销,花费
例句：Spending has decreased slightly this year.
今年的花费略有减少。

5. purchase vt. 购买
例句：We purchased a car before.
以前我们买过一辆车。

6. restrict vt. 限制，限定
例句：Congress enacted a bill to restrict the sale of guns. 
国会颁布限制出售枪支的议案。 

7. conscientious adj. 有良心的 有责任心的
例句：She is a conscientious teacher.
她是一个有责任心的教师。

8. normal adj. 正常的, 平常的
例句：She braced herself to lead a normal life.
她振作起来去过正常生活。

9. relocate v. （使）搬迁，迁移
例句：Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate.
员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。

10. stem vt. 阻止；封堵；遏止
例句：You must stem the flow of blood from the wound.
你必须止住伤口流血。

11. negotiate v. 谈判; 磋商; 协商; 议定; 商定; 达成协议
例句：We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.
我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。

12. complex adj. 复杂的; 难懂的; 费解的
例句：What he said was too complex for me to understand.
他说的太复杂了, 我无法了解。