VOA慢速英语:Money, Education and Marriage: The New Relationship

词汇讲解：

1. couple n. 夫妻, 情侣
例句：The young couple are quarreling with each other.
这对年轻夫妇总是相互争吵。

2. cohabitation n. 同居
例句：Yet many young people do not know the basic facts about cohabitation and its risks. 
然而许多年轻人还不知道同居的基本问题和它的危险性。 

3. downturn n. (价格或活动)开始下降
例句：The building industry is experiencing a severe downturn in its workload.
建筑业正经历工程量的严重滑坡。

4. date v. 与人约会, 相约
例句：They have been dating for months.
他们两个人彼此约会已经有好几个月了。

5. typical adj.典型的, 有代表性的
例句：Botswana is not a typical African country.
博茨瓦纳并不是典型的非洲国家。

6. clerk n. 办事员,职员;书记;记帐员
例句：She got a job as a bank clerk.
她得到一份银行职员的工作。

7. indication n. 征兆;迹象;暗示
例句：There are indications that the weather is changing.
有好些迹象显示天气要变了。

8. delay v. (使)耽搁, 延误
例句：Heavy traffic delayed us.
繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。

9. minority n. 少数, 小部分
例句：Only a minority of British households do not have a car.
英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。

10. divorce vt.与…离婚
例句：She divorced him after years of unhappiness.
经过多年的不愉快, 她跟他离婚了。

11. wherewithal n. 为做某事而需要的钱
例句：He didn’t have the wherewithal to repay the loan.
他没有钱偿还贷款。

12. maturity n. 成熟;成熟期;发育完全
例句：These latest paintings show how the artist has really grown in maturity.
这些最新的画作显示画家已经真正地步向成熟了。