VOA慢速英语:American History: The Presidential Election of 1988

2. 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。

3. launch vt. 发动(战争等);开展(斗争等);发出(命令等);提出(抗议等)
例句：The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

4. afford vt. 买得起;有足够的...(去做...)
例句：They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not.
他们没有考虑是否抽得出时间。

5. distort vt.歪曲, 曲解
例句：The book presents a fundamentally distorted picture.
该书所描绘的情景是对真相的根本歪曲。

6. rescue vt.营救, 救援; 使免遭损失
例句：The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
政府通过给企业拨款使他们免遭倒闭。

7. appoint vt.任命, 委派；确定, 指定; 约定
例句：He was appointed secretary.
他被任命为秘书。

8. proposal n. 提议; 建议
例句：They presented concrete proposals for improvement.
他们提出了具体的改进建议。

9. shout v. 大声讲
例句：Suddenly Jack shouted that he had lost five pounds.
突然杰克大喊他丢失了五英镑。

10. astonishing adj. 使人吃惊的,惊人的
例句：The new houses have been built with astonishing speed.
这些房子的修建速度快得惊人。