VOA慢速英语:Americans and their Pampered Pets

词汇讲解：

1. guilty adj. 内疚的
例句：Bob felt guilty that he had not made an attempt to save her.
鲍勃为未曾设法救她而感到内疚。

2. ownership n. 物主的身份; 所有(权), 所有制
例句：The house is under new ownership.
那栋房子已易新主。

3. rapid adj. 快的; 急速的
例句：They asked their questions in rapid succession.
他们连珠炮似地提出了一系列问题。

4. groom vt.照料或梳洗(马等)
例句：We watched two apes grooming each other.
我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。

5. option n. 选择(的自由)
例句：You will have to pay them; you have no option.
你必须付给他们钱, 别无选择。

6. location n. 位置, 场所
例句：It is a suitable location for a new school.
那是建一所新学校的合适地点。

7. separate adj. 分开的, 不相连的
例句：Are they joined together or separate?
它们是合在一起还是分开的?

8. compete vi. 竞赛; 竞争
例句：Some 1000 athletes competed in 20 events.
约1000名运动员参加了20个项目的比赛。

9. release vt. 发行;发表
例句：A new movie is to be released tonight.
今晚要发行一部新电影。

10. popularity n. 普遍,流行;受欢迎;有声望
例句：At the peak of its popularity in the late nineties, the band sold ten million albums a year.
20 世纪90 年代后期那个乐队最红的时候，每年售出1,000 万张唱片。