VOA慢速英语:American Music Students in Kenya

词汇讲解：

1. exchange n. 交换, 互换
例句：There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.
两国政府间曾多次交换意见。

2. donate v. 捐赠, 赠送
例句：They used to donate large sum of money to the Red Cross every year.
他们过去每年都向红十字会捐献大笔的钱。

3. choir n. 唱诗队, 唱诗班
例句：The church choir is[are] singing tonight.
今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。

4. career n. 职业；生涯, 履历
例句：My uncle entered upon a diplomatic career at the age of thirty-five.
我伯父35岁时开始了外交官的生涯。

5. faculty n. 全体教职员
例句：She has recently joined the faculty of Yale University.
她最近当了耶鲁大学的教授。

6. respond vi.有反应; 有效果; 有影响
例句：Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.
他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。

7. present vt. 赠与; 交给
例句：We presented him a basketball on his birthday.
他生日那天我们送给他一个篮球。

8. gather vt. 采集, 采拾; 收割, 收获
例句：He gathered me some good stamps.
他为我收集了一些好邮票。

9. express vt. 表达(自己)的意见、感情等
例句：Jack can express himself eloquently.
杰克能雄辩地表达自己。

10. neighboring adj. 邻近的
例句：Japan has signed a convention of peace with a neighboring country.
日本已与邻国签署了一项和平协定。