VOA慢速英语:Young Navajos Leave Reservation Life for Jobs

词汇讲解：

1. reservation n. 居留地
例句：Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations.
这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。

2. shrink v. 收缩; （使）缩水, 收缩, 缩小, 皱缩
例句：The number of students of this school has shrunk.
这所学校的学生人数在减少。

3. hurry v. 催促; 急忙
例句：The salesman hurried the customer to make a choice.
售货员催促顾客赶快做出选择。

4. graduate v. (使)毕业
例句：It is three years since he graduated.
他毕业三年了。

5. stick v. 被...难住;以...困住
例句：Are you stuck over your algebra?
你的代数题做不下去了吧?

6. mine v. 在…中开采, 开采，开矿，采矿
例句：They'd mined the hillside for the ores.
他们曾在这个小山坡上开采矿石。

7. located adj. 坐落的,位于的
例句：The house is conveniently located within the town centre.
该住宅位于市镇中心,很是方便。

8. decrease v. (使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句：The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
该城市去年交通事故减少了。

9. sharply adv. 突然地；急剧地；猛烈地;激烈地
例句：Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.
对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

10. ignite v. 点燃; 引发;（使）燃烧;着火
例句：He ignited the fireworks.
他点燃了烟花。

11. album n. 音乐专辑，歌曲专辑；歌集唱片，唱片
例句：That album has sold more than one-million copies. 
这张专辑售出了100多万张。

12. perform v. 表演; 扮演
例句：They performed a dance for the children.
他们为儿童表演了一个舞蹈。