VOA慢速英语:Hey, Buddy, Wanna Buy a Piece of the Empire State Building?

词汇讲解：

1. trick vt. 哄骗; 欺骗
例句：A clever lawyer should be able to trick the prisoner into an admission of guilt.
聪明的律师应能诱使罪犯认罪。

2. wonder v. 对…感到疑惑；想知道; 问自己
例句：I wonder none of you were hurt.
我纳闷怎么你们谁也没受伤。

3. foresee vt. 预知，预见，预料，看穿
例句：No one can foresee what will happen in the future.
谁也无法预见到将来会发生什么事。

4. occupant n.(房屋等的)居住者, 占有人
例句：The previous occupants had left the house in a terrible mess.
前房客走后屋里凌乱不堪。

5. purchase n. 购买, 购置
例句：They made the purchase of a car.
他们购置了一辆小汽车。

6. propose vt. 提议; 建议
例句：They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.
他们提议事先做好安排。

7. loyalty n. 忠诚, 忠心
例句：We all have a loyalty to the company.
我们都对公司忠心耿耿。

8. declare vt.宣布, 宣告; 声明；断言, 宣称
例句：He declared that the meeting has been postponed.
他宣布会议已延期了。

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. conclusion n. 结束, 结尾; 结论；推论
例句：I found the conclusion of his book very interesting.
我觉得他这本书的结尾很有趣。