VOA慢速英语:The Green Movement at US Universities

词汇讲解：

1. album n. 音乐专辑，歌曲专辑
例句：Now she has released an album of her own. 
现在她发行了一张自己的专辑。 

2. veteran n. 老兵
例句：My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.
我祖父是二战时的老兵。

3. maintain vt. 保养；维修，维护；养护
例句：Frank maintains his car very well.
弗兰克把自己的车子保养得很好。

4. routine n. 例行公事, 惯例, 惯常的程序
例句：The security men changed their usual routine and collected the money at a different time.
保安人员改变了他们通常的做法, 在不同的时间取款。

5. amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的；令人惊异的
例句：The special effect is amazing.
特级效果很棒。

6. appreciate vt. 欣赏, 赏识, 重视, 鉴赏
例句：You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.
你若不懂英文诗韵律, 就无法欣赏英文诗。

7. repair vt. 修理; 修补; 修缮
例句：She was repairing a glove when I came in.
我进去时, 她在补手套。

8. invest v. 投资; 花费
例句：The best time to invest is now.
现在是投资的最佳时机。

9. spout n. 管口, 喷口
例句：Water poured from the spout.
水从壶嘴倒出来。

10. tension n. 紧张的状态
例句：The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.
那位外交官插进一个笑话, 紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。

11. perennial adj. 经常出现的;长期的;持久的; 长久的; 持续的; 反复出现的
例句：I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。

12. composer n. 作曲家,创作者,作曲者
例句：The composer expresses his sorrow in his music.
这位作曲家用音乐表达他的悲伤。