VOA慢速英语:A Soft Body, but the Mind of a Robot

词汇讲解：

1. compressed adj. 压缩的
例句：With a supply of compressed air, the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds.
大气球注入压缩空气后,几秒钟便膨胀了起来。

2. wreckage n. 残片, 碎片; 残骸
例句：They hauled him clear of the wreckage.
他们把他从形骸中拖出来。

3. transport vt. 运送,运输,搬运
例句：The goods will be transported to Tokyo by air.
货物将空运到东京。

4. reduce vt.缩减, 减少; 降低
例句：The driver reduced the driving speed.
司机减低了车速。

5. vaccine n.疫苗;痘苗
例句：She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.
她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

6. narrow adj.狭窄的; 狭隘的；勉强的; 险胜的
例句：The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass.
这桥太窄, 并排通不过两辆车。

7. isolate vt. 使（某物质、细胞等）分离；使离析
例句：A chemist can isolate the oxygen from the hydrogen in water.
化学家可以把水中的氢和氧分离开来。

8. inject vt.注射, 注入
例句：We hope to inject interest into our party.
我们希望我们的聚会更有趣味。

9. persuade vt. 说服, 劝告
例句：The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.
那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。

10. outlive vt. 比(某人)长寿;活到(某事)已被遗忘
例句：The old couple outlived several of their children.
这对老夫妻比他们的好几个孩子都活得长。