VOA慢速英语:Muppets, Penguins and Vampires Take a Big Bite of Movie Sales

词汇讲解：

1. release vt. 发行;发表
例句：A new movie is to be released tonight.
今晚要发行一部新电影。

2. exception n. 例外
例句：Most of us have had measles, but I am an exception.
我们大部分人都患过麻疹,但我是一个例外。

3. persuade vt. 说服,劝服
例句：The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.
那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。

4. steal v. 偷
例句：Someone has stolen her purse when she was shopping.
她在购物时, 有人偷走了她的钱包。

5. direct vt. 导演;指挥(演奏)
例句：Chaplin directed the film.
卓别林导演这部电影。

6. surrender vt. 放弃; 抛弃
例句：She gradually surrendered her dream of becoming an actress.
她渐渐放弃了当演员的梦想。

7. tension n. 紧张；紧张的状态
例句：They suffered from nervous tension when the signal was shown on a radarscope.
当雷达显示器上出现信号时他们感到紧张。

8. mortal adj. 终有一死的; 不会长生不死的
例句：Man is mortal.
人终有一死。

9. chart n. 唱片的每周流行榜
例句：That song has been in the charts for weeks.
那首歌已有好几周都上了流行榜。

10. discover vt.发现；碰见, 撞见；了解到, 认识到, 发觉
例句：We discovered her to be a good cook.
我们发现她是一个很好的厨师。