VOA慢速英语:Poor Suffer as Food Prices Likely to Stay High

词汇讲解：

1. deepen v. 变深, 加深
例句：The crisis deepened.
危机加剧了。

2. observance n. 遵守,奉行;庆祝
例句：The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
演讲者倡导放宽安息日的严格规定。

3. salary n.薪水
例句：He was engaged at a salary of 1,000 a month.
他以月薪一千美元受聘。

4. limit vt. 限制; 限定
例句：He must limit the number of cigarettes he smokes.
他必须限制他抽烟的数目。

5. suffer vt. 遭受;经历
例句：He suffered many humiliations before he became a football star.
他在成为足球名将前受过许多屈辱。

6. waste v. 浪费;滥用;未充分利用
例句：Don't waste your time and energy on trifles.
别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。

7. harvest n. 收割, 收获; 收获季节, 收获期
例句：After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed.
收割后, 农民就开始整地以便播种。

8. arrangement n. 安排;准备工作
例句：We have already made arrangements for our vacation.
我们已经为假期作了安排。

9. decrease v. (使)缩短; 减小, 减少
例句：The traffic accidents in the city decreased last year.
该城市去年交通事故减少了。

10. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。