VOA慢速英语:American History: Roosevelt's Death Makes Truman President

词汇讲解：

1. presidency n. 总统的任期; 总统的职位
例句：During his presidency many changes took place.
在他任职期间发生了许多变化。

2. private adj. 私人的; 个人的
例句：The news about the President's private life caused a scandal.
关于总统私生活的消息激起了人们的愤慨。

3. hemorrhage n. 出血;失血
例句：The patient died from acute cerebral hemorrhage.
患者死于急性脑溢血。

4. proclaim vt. 正式宣布
例句：The ringing bells proclaimed the birth of the prince.
响亮的钟声宣布王子的诞生。

5. nominate vt. 提名…为候选人; 任命
例句：I nominate Bill as the club president.
我提名比尔为俱乐部主席候选人。

6. nighttime adj. 夜间的
例句：The nighttime air was comfortably cool. 
夜晚的空气清新宜人。 

7. surrender v. 投降,自首
例句：They both refused to surrender.
他俩拒不投降。

8. wage进行,从事
例句：England and Spain waged war for many years.
英国和西班牙曾打过多年的战争。

9. negotiate v. 谈判; 协商; 议定
例句：We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.
我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。

10. launch vt. 发动(战争等);开展(斗争等);发出(命令等);提出(抗议等)
例句：The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

11. oral adj. 口头的, 口述的
例句：He passed his French oral examination.
他通过了法语口试。