VOA慢速英语:Michael Jackson, 1958-2009: He Amazed the World with His Music and Dancing

词汇讲解：

1. shorten v. 弄短, 缩短
例句：She shortened the skirt by an inch.
她把裙子缩短了一英寸。

2. extraordinary adj. 非同寻常的, 特别的
例句：Her strength of will was extraordinary.
她的意志力是非凡的。

3. presence n. 仪表, 仪态
例句：He had a tremendous physical presence.
他仪表堂堂。

4. 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。

5. raise vt. 筹(款);招(兵);集结
例句：They are going to raise funds for the school buildings.
他们将为盖校舍筹集资金。

6. starve v. (使)挨饿, 饥饿
例句：Because there is no food, the people are starving.
由于没有食品, 所以人们在挨饿。

7. behavior n. 行为,举止;态度
例句：Her husband felt ashamed at her behavior.
她丈夫为她的行为感到害臊。

8. settle vt.解决; 决定; 调停
例句：And a word from him would settle everything.
只要他说一句话, 一切问题就解决了。

9. divorce vt.与…离婚
例句：She divorced him after years of unhappiness.
经过多年的不愉快, 她跟他离婚了。

10. mourn vt.为…哀痛, 向…志哀
例句：She mourned the loss of her brother.
她因为失去了哥哥而悲痛。