VOA慢速英语:Young Haitians in Florida Learn About US Culture and Their Own

词汇讲解：

1. neighborhood n. 邻近地区; 近邻,整个街坊
例句：The whole neighborhood talks about it.
整个街坊都在议论这件事。

2. colony n. 殖民地
例句：They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。

3. 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。

4. survivor n. 幸存者;残存者;生还者
例句：There was only one survivor of the plane crash.
这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

5. collapse vi.倒塌, 塌下；崩溃, 突然失败
例句：The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train.
桥在火车的重压下塌了。

6. patient adj. 忍耐的, 有耐心的
例句：Enid was a good teacher. She was very patient with her pupils.
伊妮德是位好教师, 她对学生很有耐心。

7. principal n. 负责人, 校长
例句：He is the principal of this school.
他是该学校的校长。

8. comfort n. 使人舒服的事物；安慰, 帮助；给予援助或安慰的人或事
例句：I often take comfort from reading.
我经常从读书中寻求安慰。

9. nervous adj. 焦虑的；担忧的；惶恐的
例句：She felt very nervous with so many people looking at her.
这么多人瞧着她, 她感到非常紧张。

10. attend vt. 上(大学等),前往
例句：The school was attended almost entirely by local children.
上这个学校读书的几乎全是当地的孩子。