VOA慢速英语:Microsavings Could Mean Big Gains for the World’s Poor

词汇讲解：

1. loan n. 贷款
例句：The bank made a loan of ten thousand pounds to the factory.
银行贷给那家工厂一万英镑。

2. saving n. 储蓄金, 存款
例句：Bob took his savings out of the bank to buy a bicycle.
鲍勃从银行取出存款去买自行车。

3. poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困
例句：They lived in poverty.
他们生活在贫困之中。

4. design v. 设计, 绘制
例句：He has designed all the scenes and costumes.
他设计了所有的布景和服装。

5. inclusion n. 包括,包含；包含物
例句：Some words are too infrequent to be worthy of inclusion in the dictionary.
一些单词的使用频率太低，没有必要收入词典。

6. seek v. 寻找; 探寻
例句：They were seeking employment.
他们在找工作。

7. extend vt. 延长; 扩展; 达到(某一点)
例句：France has greatly extended its influence in world affairs.
在世界事务中, 法国的影响已大大地扩大了。

8. converge vi. 聚集;趋于同样结果(或目的等)
例句：The two armies converged on the enemy capital for the last battle of the war.
两军聚集在敌方首都,准备一决胜负。

9. train vt. 训练, 锻炼; 培养
例句：The firm trained its employees to be more efficient.
公司培训员工,使他们办事效率更高。

10. adopt vt. 收养；采用, 采纳, 采取；正式接受, 通过
例句：The factories have adopted the newest modern technology.
那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。