VOA慢速英语:American History: The 'Reagan Revolution,' a Crisis With Iran Ends

2. reject vt.拒绝, 谢绝; 驳回
例句：They rejected his application for membership.
他们拒绝考虑他的成员资格申请。

3. nominate vt.提名…为候选人; 任命
例句：I nominate Bill as the club president.
我提名比尔为俱乐部主席候选人。

4. inaugural adj.就职的, 就任的
例句：His inaugural speech was very inspiring.
他的就职演说很鼓动人心。

5. capacity n. 才能, 能力
例句：Their reasoning capacity must be developed.
他们的推理能力必须加以培养。

6. imaginary adj. 想像中的, 假想的, 虚构的
例句：All the characters in this book are imaginary.
此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。

7. contain vt.包含; 容纳
例句：Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
威士忌的酒精含量极高。

8. noted adj. 闻名的;著名的,（以…）见称
例句：The cook is noted for his cake.
这个厨师以做蛋糕而著名。

9. confuse vt.使困惑, 把…弄糊涂；混淆, 把…混同；混乱, 搞乱
例句：This is an attempt to confuse form and[with] substance.
这是企图把形式同实质混淆。

10. praise vt.称赞, 赞赏；赞美; 颂扬; 崇拜
例句：He was praised for his neat and careful work.
他因工作认真、利索而受到赞扬。

11. pause vi.停顿; 暂停
例句：He broke off and paused a moment.
他说不下去了, 停了一会儿。

12. impress vt. 给…以深刻印象, 使铭记
例句：I was very impressed by[at, with] her performance.
她的表演给我留下了深刻的印象。