VOA慢速英语:American History: The Civil Rights Movement

词汇讲解：

1. gather vi. 积聚;集合
例句：A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.
出事地点聚集了一群人。

2. separation n. 分离,分开,隔开,分割,隔离
例句：After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
阔别多年之后,他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会。

3. settle vt.解决; 决定; 调停；支付, 结算
例句：She has decided how she should settle the matter.
她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

4. block vt.堵塞, 阻塞；阻碍, 妨碍
例句：A snowdrift blocked his path.
雪堆阻碍他的去路。

5. treatment n. 处理; 对待, 待遇
例句：I will not submit to such treatment.
我不甘心忍受这样的待遇。

6. humiliate vt.使蒙羞, 羞辱, 使丢脸
例句：Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.
子女在客人面前举止失当, 父母也失体面。

7. boycott n. 联合抵制;拒绝参加
例句：We put the production under a boycott.
我们联合抵制该商品。

8. enforce vt. 实施, 执行；强迫, 迫使
例句：The police enforce the law.
警察执法。

9. guarantee vt. 保证; 担保；使(事情)可能发生
例句：We can guarantee it pure.
我们可以保证它的纯度。

10. awaken v. (使)察觉到， 意识到， 醒悟到
例句：People are gradually awakening to their rights.
人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

11. companion n. 同伴,伴侣;朋友
例句：Are you alone or with a companion?
你单独一人还是与朋友在一起?

12. riot n.暴乱, 骚乱
例句：In May 1968 there was a massive wave of student riots.
一九六八年五月曾发生过大规模的学生骚乱。