VOA慢速英语:Social Scientists Rethink City Living

2. obsolete adj. 已不用的;已废弃的;过时的
例句：These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.
这些货品过时了, 在市场上卖不了高价。

3. profit v. 获益; 得到好处; 得利(益)于
例句：He hoped to profit from his investments.
他希望从投资中获利。

4. occupy vt. 占(时间,空间);占用;住
例句：Reading occupies most of my free time.
阅读占去了我空闲时间的大部分。

5. destructive adj. 引起破坏（或毁灭）的；破坏（或毁灭）性的
例句：It is the most destructive storm in 20 years.
这是20年来破坏性最大的一次风暴。

6. explore vt.探索; 探究; 仔细查看; 勘查, 探测, 勘探
例句：As soon as they arrived in the town they went out to explore.
他们一到这城镇就外出察看周围环境。

7. taste v. 尝, 品尝, 尝到; 尝味，辨味，辨出味
例句：I can't taste when I have a cold.
我感冒时无法辨味。

8. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句：She learned how to identify medicinal herbs from a traditional Chinese doctor.
她向一位中医大夫学习如何识别草药。

9. oppression n. 压迫, 压制;压抑, 郁闷
例句：Wherever there is oppression, there is resistance.
哪里有压迫, 哪里就有反抗。

10. recruit vt. 雇用,聘用
例句：Most of the teachers there are recruited from abroad.
那里的大部分教师是从海外雇来的。

11. schedule vt. 排定, 安排
例句：The secretary is trying to schedule the month's appointments.
秘书正在设法安排这个月的约会。

12. embrace vt.包括; 包含；接受；信奉, 皈依
例句：She embraced my offer to go to the hospital.
她接受了我的建议去看医生。