VOA慢速英语:Explorers Sense a Guiding Presence in Times of Danger

词汇讲解：

1. 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。

2. crush v. 压碎, 压坏, 捣碎, 碾成粉末
例句：The box was crushed when the car ran over it.
汽车辗过箱子时把它给压碎了。

3. description n. 描述, 形容；种类, 类型
例句：Can you give me a description of the thief?
你能给我描述一下那个窃贼的模样吗?

4. predispose vt. 使预先有倾向(或意向); 使倾向于做；使易于患(病)
例句：Frustration predisposes him to look on the dark side of things.
挫折使他遇事只看其阴暗面。

5. encounter vt. 遭遇(敌人);遇到(困难,危险等)
例句：I encountered great difficulties in learning English grammar.
我在学习英语语法时遇到了很大困难。

6. wreck n. (船等的)失事,遇难
例句：The captain tried to save the ship from wreck.
船长试图拯救这条船,使之免于遇难。

7. warn v. 警告, 提醒; 告诫; 预先通知, 预告
例句：The weather station warned that a storm was coming.
气象台说将有暴风雨来临。

8. monotony n. 单调乏味;无聊
例句：They broke the monotony of the weary journey with songs and jokes.
他们唱歌或说笑话使这个令人疲惫的旅程不至于单调乏味。

9. freeze vt. 使冻僵(或冻伤,冻死)
例句：He was frozen stiff after sitting so long.
他坐了好长时间,人都冻僵了。

10. proposition n. 论点; 主张；建议; 提案；命题
例句：The business proposition was rejected as impractical.
这个生意上的提议因不适用而未被采纳。

11. elevation n. 提升, 提高, 晋级；海拔
例句：The house is at an elevation of 2, 000 metres.
那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。

12. hardship n. 艰难, 困苦；艰难情况
例句：He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duty.
他愿意面对任何困难去履行他的职责。