VOA慢速英语:Students Compete to Find Tech Solutions for World Problems

词汇讲解：

1. gather v. (使)聚集; 集合
例句：The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.
老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。

2. solve vt. 解决; 解答
例句：He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.
他终于解决了运输的困难。

3. purpose n. 目的; 意图；作用; 用途; 效果；意志; 毅力; 决心
例句：He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.
他返回祖国, 意在为祖国人民服务。

4. inspire vt. 鼓舞, 激励
例句：His speech inspired the crowd.
他的演说鼓舞了群众。

5. submit vt. 提交, 呈递；〈正〉建议, 主张, 申辩
例句：The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval.
开发商把施工方案提交议会以求批准。

6. register v. 记录; 登记; 注册
例句：An increasing number of students are registering for degree courses each year.
每年, 越来越多的学生注册学习学位课程。

7. flood n. 大量, 大批（的人或事物）
例句：There followed a great flood of indignation in the newspapers.
随后, 报纸连篇累牍地刊载了表示义愤的文章

8. broadcast v. 广播, 播放.播送
例句：The radio broadcast the news in detail.
无线电台详细地广播了那则消息。

9. overthrow vt. 打倒; 推翻；使终止
例句：They overthrew their King.
他们推翻了国王。

10. equivalent adj. 相等的, 相当的
例句：There is no exactly equivalent French tense to the present perfect tense in English.
法语里没有和英语中的现在完成时完全对应的时态。

11. wireless adj. 不用电线的;用无线电波传送的
例句：All large ships now have a wireless installation.
所有的大型船舶现在都有无线电装置。