VOA慢速英语:Disabled Surfers Ride the Waves

词汇讲解：

1. casinos n. 赌场;娱乐场
例句：I lost a whole lot of money at the casino.
我在赌场输了很多钱。

2. thrill n. 强烈的兴奋、恐惧或快乐感
例句：His speech caused a thrill among the audience.
他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋。

3. precious adj. 宝贵的, 珍贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的
例句：Each life is precious.
生命都是宝贵的。

4. crutch n.拐杖
例句：When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches.
他腿摔断了以后, 不得不靠拐杖走路。

5. constrain vt.强迫, 强使; 限制, 约束
例句：Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。

6. gamble v. 赌博; 冒风险
例句：When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live.
他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。

7. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句：Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为。

8. ruin vt. 破坏, 毁掉
例句：The storm ruined our wheat.
暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦。

9. fountain n.喷水; 喷泉
例句：The fountain plays only at weekend.
这个喷泉仅在周末喷水。

10. funk n. 惊惶, 恐惧
例句：Out of sheer funk he had not gone to the party.
他完全是处于胆怯而没有去参加宴会。

11. nickname vt. 给...起绰号
例句：He was nicknamed Fatty.
他的绰号叫"胖子"。