VOA慢速英语:Great Thinkers: Charles Darwin and Evolution

词汇讲解：

1. evolve v. 演变; 进化
例句：Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。

2. identify vt.认出, 识别；支持, 同情
例句：She learned how to identify medicinal herbs from a traditional Chinese doctor.
她向一位中医大夫学习如何识别草药。

3. horrible adj. 可怕的, 令人恐惧的
例句：The decision they made was horrible.
他们做出的决定令人感到恐怖。

4. shock vt.使…震惊；使受电击；使…感到厌恶[恐惧]
例句：They were shocked to hear of the bad news.
听说这则坏消息他们很震惊。

5. edit v. 编辑
例句：He edited a book of poetry carefully.
他认真地编辑了一本诗集。

6. conflict n. 战斗, 斗争；冲突, 抵触, 争论
例句：Your statement is in conflict with the rest of the evidence.
你的陈述同其余证据有矛盾。

7. survive vi.幸存, 活下来
例句：These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
这些植物在严寒中不能存活。

8. confess v. 承认, 供认
例句：He confessed himself (to be) guilty.
他承认自己有罪。

9. denounce vt.公开指责；揭发; 告发；通知废止
例句：He denounced her as traitor.
他指责她是叛徒。

10. discovery n. 发现；被发现的事物
例句：The discovery of Columbus was quite an event in the world.
哥伦布的发现是世界上的一件大事。