VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Great Scott

词汇讲解：

1. emotion n. 情感, 感情, 激情
例句：Love, hatred and grief are emotions.
爱、恨和忧伤都是强烈的情感。

2. mild adj. 轻微的, 不严重的
例句：The sentence was mild.
判刑判得很轻。

3. exclamation n.呼喊, 惊叫
例句：The visitors broke into exclamations of wonder when they saw the magnificent Great Wall.
看到雄伟的长城, 游客们惊叹不已。

4. oath n.誓言; 誓约
例句：They swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
他们宣誓要报效祖国。

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

6. offend vt. 触怒; 冒犯
例句：I think I never offend you.
我想我从没有触犯过你。

7. survive vi.幸存, 活下来
例句：None of Shakespeare's plays survives in its original manuscript form.
莎士比亚剧本的真迹已流失殆尽。

8. candidate n. 候选人;候补者
例句：They were in favor of the Democratic candidate for President.
他们支持民主党总统候选人。

9. nomination n. 提名,任命
例句：She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman.
她已退出主席一职的提名。

10. presidency n. 总统的职位; 总统的任期
例句：Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.
罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。

11. rule v. 统治; 控制
例句：The King ruled his people well and wisely.
这位国王贤明地统治着他的臣民。