VOA慢速英语:'Property Ladder' Helps Poor Gain Land Rights

2. 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。

3. investor n. 投资者;出资者
例句：The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.
这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

4. occupy vt. 占(时间,空间);占用;住
例句：The bathroom is occupied.
浴室有人在用。

5. reputation n. 名气, 名声, 名誉
例句：This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.
该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。

6. deed n. 行为, 行动；〈律〉契约, 证书
例句：Deeds are better than words when people are in need of help.
当别人需要帮助时, 行动胜于语言。

7. subsidize vt. 给...津贴,补助,资助
例句：Farming is partly subsidized by the government.
农业部分受政府补贴。

8. threat n. 威胁, 恐吓
例句：His threats are just talk. Don't worry!
他的威胁只不过是虚张声势的空话而已, 不要担心！

9. adopt vt.收养；采用, 采纳, 采取；正式接受, 通过
例句：After going to France he soon adopted the French way of life.
他去法国后, 很快就接受了法国的生活方式。

10. certificate n.证明书, 执照
例句：To obtain a passport, you have to send in your birth certificate with the form.
要取得护照,你得把出生证和表格一起呈上。