VOA慢速英语:American History: Ford Leads Nation After Nixon Resigns

2. nightmare n. 噩梦；〈口〉可怕的事情, 无法摆脱的恐惧
例句：Her first few days in that foreign land were a total nightmare.
她刚到达异土的那几天简直像是一场噩梦。

3. purge vt. 使洁净,使净化;清除;清洗
例句：We have purged the mind from prejudices
我们消除了心中的偏见。

4. resign v辞职, 放弃
例句：He resigned his directorship and left the firm.
他放弃了董事职务, 离开了公司。

5. approval n. 赞成, 同意；批准, 认可
例句：The new proposals have won the approval of the board.
新建议得到董事会的认可。

6. settle vt.解决; 决定
例句：The question has been settled.
这个问题已经解决了。

7. liable adj. (法律上)负有偿付责任
例句：You will be liable for any damage caused.
你必须对造成的任何损失负赔偿责任。

8. transpire vi.(事实, 秘密等)被人知道, 泄露, 显露；发生
例句：Let’s wait and see what transpires.
我们等着瞧会发生什么事吧。

9. cancel vt. 取消, 废除, 撤销, 终止; 撤销, 取消, 废除
例句：We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

10. scream vi. 发出尖叫声
例句：She screamed that there was a snake under the bed.
她大声喊叫床下有蛇。

11. permission n. 允许, 许可, 准许,批准
例句：I have obtained a written permission from the chairman.
我从主席那里获得了书面许可。