VOA慢速英语:New Galleries for Islamic Art Open in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

词汇讲解：

1. launch vt. 开办;发起;使开始从事
例句：We launched a new project.
我们开始从事一个新项目。

2. group vt.分类; 归类
例句：He grouped students according to ability.
他按能力把学生们分类。

3. repair vt.修理; 修补；纠正, 补救
例句：She was repairing a glove when I came in.
我进去时, 她在补手套。

4. inscription n. (作者)题词, 献词
例句：There was an inscription in Chinese characters over the arch.
牌楼上有汉字题字。

5. replace vt.取代, 代替; 更换, 替换；把…放回原位
例句：Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。

6. specialist n. 专家, 行家
例句：She is a specialist in English.
她是一位英语专家。

7. neighborhood n. 临近街坊，邻居，邻近地区
例句：They live in the neighborhood of the TV station.
他们住在电视台附近。

8. outlet n. 销路;商店,商行
例句：The shoe manufacturer had several outlets.
那家鞋业制造商有好几家商店。

9. fantastic adj. 极好的, 极出色的, 了不起的
例句：Have you heard his new opera? It is fantastic.
你听过他的新歌剧吗?那好极了。

10. deserve vt.应受, 应得, 值得
例句：He didn't really deserve (that) she should be so kind to him.
他确实不值得她对他那么好。

11. bully vt.恐吓, 威逼
例句：I wanted to tell you everything but the manager bullied me out of it.
我本来打算把事情都告诉你, 可是经理硬不许我这样做。

12. disorder n.混乱, 凌乱；骚乱, 动乱；(身心、机能)失调
例句：He's suffering from severe mental disorder.
他患有严重的精神病。