VOA慢速英语:Shipwreck Off North Carolina Offers Clues About Blackbeard the Pirate

词汇讲解：

1. shipwreck n. 海难, 船只失事
例句：The danger of shipwreck is much greater in dense fog.
在浓雾中船只失事的危险要大得多。

2. exhibit n. 展示会
例句：This week there's an exhibit of Chinese paintings at the art gallery.
本星期在美术馆举办中国画展。

3. inscription n. 题词, 献词
例句：There was an inscription in Chinese characters over the arch.
牌楼上有汉字题字。

4. grab v. （尤指匆忙地）取，拿，吃，喝
例句：Dad grabbed some breakfast and went off to work.
爸爸匆匆吃了点早饭就去上班了。

5. excavate vt. 挖掘, 开凿; 挖出, 发掘
例句：The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress.
考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。

6. pirate n. 海盗;劫掠者
例句：Pirates boarded the vessel and robbed the passengers.
海盗登上船只,抢劫旅客。

7. punish vt. 罚, 处罚, 惩罚
例句：The parents punished their disobedient child.
父母惩罚了他们不听话的孩子。

8. chronic adj. 长期的；慢性的；难以治愈（或根除）的
例句：He had a chronic cough.
他患了慢性咳嗽。

9. surplus n. 过剩
例句：The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.
美国努力把过剩粮食处理掉。

10. incidence n. 发生率, 影响范围
例句：This area has a high incidence of crime, disease, unemployment, etc.
这个地区的犯罪率、发病率、失业率等很高。

11. persuade vt. 使某人相信
例句：We worked hard to persuade them that we were genuinely interested in the project.
我们想尽办法以使他们相信我们确实对这一计划感兴趣。

12. depressed adj. 精神不振的,忧伤的,消沉的
例句：He looked depressed, even suicidal.
他看上去很沮丧,甚至于沮丧到想自杀。