VOA慢速英语:American History: In the 1950s, Conflict in Korea

词汇讲解：

1. invade v. 侵入, 侵略
例句：He ordered the army to invade at dawn.
他命令军队在拂晓入侵。

2. surrender n. 投降,屈服;自首
例句：The enemy were forced to make an unconditional surrender.
敌军被迫无条件投降。

3. parallel n. 比较；纬线, 纬圈
例句：This city is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.
这个城市靠近北纬40度。

4. boycott vt.抵制; 拒绝参加
例句：They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike.
他们抵制那家商店, 因为那里的店员在罢工。

5. divide v. 分离, 隔开
例句：The sea divides England and the Continent.
大海将英格兰与欧洲大陆分开了。

6. withdrawal n. 收回;撤回;撤清;撤退
例句：They are trying to negotiate the withdrawal of 20,000 troops.
他们正打算协商有关两万人的部队的撤军问题。

7. casualty n. 伤亡者
例句：She read through the casualty list anxiously.
她忧虑地把伤亡人员名单从头到尾看了一遍。

8. dismiss vt.解雇; 撤职; 开除
例句：The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

9. suspend vt.暂停, 终止
例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。

10. armistice n. 停火, 停战；休战协议；停战协议
例句：The two nations signed an armistice.
两国签署了停火协议。

11. threat n. 可能造成威胁的人[事, 想法]
例句：The use of nuclear weapons is a horrible threat to the species.
核武器对人类是一个严重威胁。