VOA慢速英语:A Debt Deal in US, but Stocks Still Slide

词汇讲解：

1. sign v. 签名于,签署
例句：The president authorized his ambassador to sign the treaty. 
总统授权其大使签署这项条约。 

2. sharply adv. 锋利地;锐利地；突然地；急剧地；猛烈地;激烈地
例句：Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.
对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

3. lift v. 提高；提升(职位等)；晋升
例句：The publication of this work lifted our hopes.
该书的出版鼓起了我们的希望。

4. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法
例句：I hope we shall come to a compromise.
我希望我们能达成妥协。

5. guarantee vt. 保证; 担保
例句：We guarantee to be here tomorrow.
我们保证明天来。

6. abruptly adv. 突然地,意外地
例句：I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.
我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。

7. fragile adj. 易碎的, 脆的; 虚弱的, 脆弱的; 经不起折腾的
例句：The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.
那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱。

8. unemployment n. 失业(人数), 失业率
例句：Unemployment among married women reached a peak.
在已婚女性中失业率达到了峰值。

9. stall vt. 使陷入泥潭;使动弹不得
例句：We were stalled in the mud.
我们陷到了烂泥里。

10. security n. 有价证券
例句：When Mr. Green mentioned government securities, they came alive.
格林先生一提到政府证券, 他们的精神就为之一振。

11. retiree n. 退休者;退职者;退役者
例句：31.7 million retirees had participated in the basic pension insurance program.
3170万离退休人员参加了基本养老保险。