VOA慢速英语:Putting Worms to Work to Help Your Garden Grow

词汇讲解：

1. earthworm n. 蚯蚓
例句：When the earthworm appears in the morning, the sun will shine brightly.
早蚯出太阳,晚蚯迎雨汤。

2. creepy adj. 令人毛骨悚然的,令人不寒而栗的
例句：On hearing the snake hiss, I felt creepy.
听见蛇的嘶嘶声，我感到毛骨悚然。

3. compost n. 混合肥料,堆肥
例句：The gardener dug the compost in.
园丁挖地施肥。

4. process vt. 加工; 处理
例句：The factory processes leather.
这个厂加工皮革。

5. suggest vt. 建议, 提议
例句：I suggested waiting.
我建议等候。

6. variety n. 品种, 种类
例句：There are different varieties of plants in the garden.
花园里有各种各样的植物。

7. breathe v. 呼吸
例句：They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.
他们走出地道, 贪婪地吸着新鲜空气。

8. factor n. 因素, 要素
例句：Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.
勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。

9. unpleasant adj. 使人不愉快的, 不合意的；讨厌的
例句：A very unpleasant thing has happened.
一件令人很不愉快的事发生了。

10. smell n. 气味; 臭味
例句：There was a sweetish smell, vaguely reminiscent of coffee.
有一股甜甜的气味, 使人隐隐觉得像是咖啡。

11. wiggle v. 扭动, 摆动,起伏，摇动
例句：They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music.
他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。