VOA慢速英语:East Asian Educators Look to US Schools for Ideas

词汇讲解：

1. prepare vt.准备
例句：You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!
你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜, 这样太麻烦你了。

2. critical adj. 批评的, 批判的
例句：We must inherit in a critical way.
我们要以批判的方式继承。

3. principal n.负责人, 校长
例句：He is the principal of this school.
他是该学校的校长。

4. complexity n. 复杂性,错综复杂的状态
例句：Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.
直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。

5. foster vt. 培养, 促进
例句：The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。

6. approach vt. 着手处理,开始对付
例句：He approached the question as a scientist.
他从科学家的角度来处理这一问题。

7. competitive adj. 竞争的, 比赛的
例句：Some kinds of business are competitive.
有些商业是要竞争的。

8. cultivate vt, 陶冶思想[感情]; 培养(友谊)
例句：She cultivated her mind by reading many books.
她博览群书, 修身养性。

9. generate vt. 产生, 造成,引起
例句：Investment generates higher incomes.
投资带来更高的收入。

10. approve vt.批准, 通过
例句：The minister approved the building plan.
部长批准了该建筑计划。