VOA慢速英语:For Many Americans Summertime is Reading Time

词汇讲解：

1. generation n. 世代,一代
例句：The antiques have been handed down to them from one generation to another.
这些古董世代相传传到了他们手里。

2. examine vt. 仔细检查；考试, 对…进行考核；审查, 审问
例句：The doctor examined the wound.
医生检查了伤口。

3. scream v. 尖叫, 发出尖叫声
例句：She screamed that there was a snake under the bed.
她大声喊叫床下有蛇。

4. odor n. 气味,名声
例句：The odor filled the room.
那气味充满了房间。

5. wrap vt. 包, 裹; 卷
例句：You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.
你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。

6. stack n. 大量, 一大堆
例句：There's a whole stack of bills waiting to be paid.
有一大堆账要付呢。

7. beloved adj. 亲爱的; 敬爱的; 深爱的
例句：She is Tom's beloved wife.
她是汤姆的爱妻。

8. survive vi. 幸存, 活下来
例句：These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
这些植物在严寒中不能存活。

9. tragic adj. 悲剧的
例句：There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.
昨天公路上发生了一起很惨的事故。

10. witness vt. 亲眼看见, 目击；作证, 证明；表示, 说明
例句：I witnessed the accident.
我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

11. diplomatic adj. 外交上的, 外交人员的;外交的；从事外交的
例句：There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.
在两国外交关系建立之前, 已经有些间接的接触。

12. autobiography n. 自传；自传文学
例句：The series was based on the autobiographies of the author.
这部连续剧是根据那位作家的自传拍摄的。