VOA慢速英语:High Food Prices, Revolutions, and the Future

词汇讲解：

1. fuel vt. 激起; 增加; 加强; 刺激
例句：His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

2. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句：Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为。

3. halt v. (使)停下来
例句：The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident.
汽车及时停了下来, 避免了一场车祸。

4. factor n.因素, 要素
例句：Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.
勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。

5. purchase vt. 买,购买
例句：He purchased this stamp at an auction.
他在拍卖会中购得这枚邮票。

6. upset n. 翻倒, 扰乱, 不安, 不适
例句：I couldn't bear the upset.
我不能忍受这种扰乱。

7. export n. 输出, 出口
例句：These cars are made for export.
这些汽车是为出口而生产的。

8. harvest n. 收割, 收获; 收获季节, 收获期
例句：After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed.
收割后, 农民就开始整地以便播种。

9. hike n. (数量、花费、价格等)增加, 上升,大幅度提高，猛增
例句：The union demands a 7％ wage hike.
工会要求提高工资7％。

10. ease vt. 减轻,缓和
例句：The aspirin eased his headache.
阿斯匹灵减轻了他的头痛。