VOA慢速英语:American History: Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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. approve v. 批准, 通过; 赞成, 同意
例句：The minister approved the building plan.
部长批准了该建筑计划。

3. compromise vi. 妥协；退让; 折中解决
例句：I am prepared to make some concession on minor details, but I cannot compromise on fundamentals.
在一些细节上我可以作些让步，但在基本原则上我是不会妥协的。

4. unmistakable adj. 显而易见的,不会弄错的,不会误解的
例句：His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.
他的作品清清楚楚显示出他的天才。

5. oblige v. 迫使做; 使负义务
例句：Poverty obliged her to live a hard life.
贫困迫使她过艰苦的生活。

6. blockade n. 封锁
例句：It was quite some time before they break through the enemy’s blockade.
他们花了好长时间才冲破敌人的封锁线。

7. ban vt. 禁止,取缔
例句：Swimming is banned in this lake.
这个湖里不准游泳。

8. discrimination n. 歧视
例句：He spoke out against racial discrimination.
他声言反对种族歧视。

9. register v. 记录; 登记; 注册
例句：In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters.
从前, 只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。

10. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：We had a dispute about how much money he owed me.
我们就他欠我多少钱一事进行了一番争论。

11. broadcast v. 广播, 播放.播送（电视或无线电节目）
例句：The radio broadcast the news in detail.
无线电台详细地广播了那则消息。

12. plot n. (秘密)计划, 密谋
例句：The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the President.
警察破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。