VOA慢速英语:Henry Loomis, 1919-2008: Director of VOA Had the Idea to Create Special English

词汇讲解：

1. career n. 生涯, 履历
例句：My uncle entered upon a diplomatic career at the age of thirty-five.
我伯父35岁时开始了外交官的生涯。

2. crash n. 破产, 失败
例句：This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.
这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。

3. stress vt. 强调
例句：He stressed that we should always be honest.
他强调我们应该永远诚实。

4. upset n. 心烦意乱
例句：The news gave her quite an upset.
这消息使她大为心烦意乱。

5. graduate v. 毕业
例句：The university graduated 1500 students last year.
该大学去年有1500位学生毕业。

6. broadcast n. 广播节目,电视节目
例句：He gave a number of broadcasts.
他进行过多次广播节目。

7. cancel vt. 取消, 废除, 撤销, 终止; 撤销, 取消, 废除
例句：We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

8. expand v. 使…变大, 扩大, 扩张, 增强
例句：The ranks of the teachers are constantly expanding.
教师队伍日益扩大了。

9. charter n. 许可证
例句：This new law amounts to a tax evader's charter.
这项新法律简直成了为逃税者开的许可证。

10. censorship n. 审查员的职权;审查(制度)
例句：The government has imposed strict censorship on the press.
政府对新闻出版实行严格的审查。

11. diversify v. 使多样化; 多样化
例句：Our company is trying to diversify.
我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。

12. valuable adj. 宝贵的, 有价值的, 极有用的
例句：This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.
这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。