VOA慢速英语:For Some Teens, a Busy Life Takes Fun Out of High School

词汇讲解：

1. survey n. 调查
例句：The reporter is doing a survey of public attitudes.
那位记者正在进行民意调查。

2. overwhelm vt. 使受不了;使不知所措
例句：I was overwhelmed by his generosity.
他的慷慨令我感激难言。

3. dean n. (大学的)学院院长, 系主任
例句：Who is the dean of the Foreign Languages Department?
外语系主任是谁?

4. incredible adj. 难以置信的, 不可思议的, 惊人的
例句：Some planets run at incredible speed.
某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。

5. credit n. 学分
例句：He hasn't enough credits to get his degree.
他的学分不够取得学位。

6. reveal vt. 显示; 露出；泄露; 透露
例句：Research has revealed that he is a monster of iniquity.
调查结果显示他是一个不法之徒。

7. anxiety n. 焦虑, 担心, 不安
例句：There's a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible job losses.
工作人员都很忧虑, 担心可能失业。

8. supportive adj. 支持的,拥护的;赞助的;给予帮助的；支持的；鼓励的；同情的
例句：We are totally supportive of this idea.
我们完全支持这个想法。

9. dedicate vt. 奉献; 贡献
例句：He dedicated his life to science.
他献身科学。

10. cope vi. 成功地应付; 对付
例句：He had a lot of work, but he was able to cope.
他的活虽多, 但还能应付得来。

11. compelling adj. 引人入胜的;扣人心弦的
例句：She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.
他的故事使她听得入神,以至她忘记喝酒了。