VOA慢速英语:American History: Truman Wins the Election of 1948

词汇讲解：
1. exciting adj. 令人兴奋的;令人激动的
例句：The film had an exciting plot. 
这部电影有吸引人的情节。

2. obtain vt. 获得，得到
例句：Different laws obtain in different places. 
不同的法律应用在不同的地方。 

3. candidate n. 候选人;候补者
例句：He voted against the candidate. 
他投了那个候选人的反对票。

4. drop vt. 丢弃
例句：To drop off is an idiom which means to fall asleep.To drop off 
To drop off是成语，意思是睡着了

5. representative adj.代表的,代理的;议会制的
例句:Beijing is a representative Chinese city. 
北京是一个典型的中国城市。

6. ability n. 才能
例句:His ambition outruns his ability. 
他的野心大于他的才干。 

7. defeat vt. 战胜
例句：It was gradually borne in on us that defeat was inevitable. 
我们渐渐地认识到失败是不可避免的. 

8. strength n. 力量
例句：He lacked F.J. 's strength of character. 
他缺少琼斯那种坚强的个性。

9. nomination n. 提名，任命
例句：Competition for the nomination was very keen. 
争取提名的竞争非常激烈。 

10. campaign n. 战役，活动
例句：The campaign to seize the city was a failure.
攻占这个城市的战役失败了。

11. majority n. 多数
例句：The majority were on Ben's side.
大多数人都站在本的一边。

12. military adj.军事的
例句：There used to be a military base in the region.
这地区过去有个军事基地。