VOA慢速英语:EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries

词汇讲解：

1. worldwide adj. 全世界的, 世界范围的
例句：This book has worldwide sales.
这本书在全世界畅销。

2. provide vt. 提供; 供给; 供应
例句：On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.
星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

3. suggest vt. 建议, 提议
例句：They suggested we should visit a class right away.
他们建议我们马上去听课。

4. compact n. 合同,契约
例句：The two nations made a compact to control drug traffic.
两国达成协议控制毒品走私。

5. ultimate adj. 最后的, 最终的
例句：What was his ultimate goal?
他的最终目标是什么?

6. abandon vt. 离弃, 丢弃；遗弃, 抛弃；放弃
例句：She abandoned her journey temporarily.
她暂时放弃了旅行。

7. commitment n. 承诺, 许诺, 保证；承担的义务；信奉, 献身
例句：He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
他保证按时付房租。

8. conclude vt. 结束; 推断出,断定
例句：We concluded our meeting at 9 o'clock.
我们九点钟结束了会议。

9. discipline n. 训练, 锻炼, 训导；纪律；处罚, 处分；学科
例句：She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week.
她需要进行每周写一篇文章的训练。

10. 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。