VOA慢速英语:International Aid for the Horn of Africa

词汇讲解：

1. starvation n. 挨饿, 饥饿;饿死
例句：After three days without food, the men were close to starvation.
3 天没吃东西，这些人都快饿死了。

2. donate vt. 捐献,捐赠
例句：She donated her books to the library.
她把自己的书捐赠给图书馆。

3. supply n. 供给物, 供应品; 储备物质; 粮食, 生活用品
例句：Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?
谁将负责探险队的物资供应?

4. approach n. 靠近, 接近, 临近；通路, 入口, 途径；方式, 方法
例句：Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium.
警察正在通往运动场的主要道路上巡逻。

5. afford vt. 买得起, 担负得起
例句：She cannot afford a new dress.
她没钱买新衣裳。

6. expand v. 使…变大, 扩大, 扩张, 增强（尺码、数量或重要性）
例句：The ranks of the teachers are constantly expanding.
教师队伍日益扩大了。

7. displace vt. 取代,替代
例句：Television has displaced motion pictures as America's most popular form of entertainment.
电视取代了电影的地位,成了美国最为普遍的娱乐方式。

8. attend vt. 照料;护理;侍候
例句：There was no one to attend him but Tina.
除了蒂娜,再无人照顾他了。

9. relief n. (痛苦等)缓解, 减轻, 解除；轻松, 宽慰
例句：They send relief to those who made homeless by floods.
他们给水灾中无家可归的人发送救援物资。

10. vaccinate vt.给…接种疫苗
例句：Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child?
你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

11. vulnerable adj. 易受伤的, 脆弱的, 敏感的
例句：He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.
她看上去很脆弱, 他就主动去保护她。