VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit

词汇讲解：

1. nickname n. 绰号, 诨名; 昵称
例句：She called me by my nickname.
她叫我的外号。

2. spread v. (使)传播, (使)散布
例句：Who spread these rumours?
谁散布的这些谣言?

3. manufacturing n. 制造业,工业
例句：Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.
受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。

4. transport vt. 运送; 流放
例句：A bus transported us from the airport to the city.
一辆公共汽车把我们从飞机场送到城里。

5. severe adj. 严重的, 剧烈的
例句：There is a severe shortage of fuel.
燃料严重短缺。

6. waste n. 废料, 废弃物
例句：The river was thick with industrial waste.
这条河里淤积了工业废物。

7. seek vi. 企图; 试图
例句：I sought to change her mind.
我试图改变她的心意。

8. improve v. 改善,变得更好
例句：Their working conditions are improving.
他们的工作条件正在改善。

9. automobile n. 〈美〉汽车
例句：He rode away in an automobile.
他开车走了。

10. extremely adv. 极端;极其;非常
例句：Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.
青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。