VOA慢速英语:A Beloved Family Pet Dies. What Does a Mother Tell Her Children?

2. whisper v. 低声说, 耳语, 嘀咕
例句：He whispered the news to me.
他私下告诉我这个消息。

3. jealous adj. 妒羡的; 羡慕的
例句：I'm very jealous of your new job.
我很羡慕你的这个新工作。

4. scold v. 责骂, 斥责
例句：Don't scold the child. It's not his fault.
别责怪那孩子, 那不是他的过错。

5. grief n. 悲伤, 悲痛
例句：Mother went mad with grief after the child died.
孩子死后,母亲因悲痛而发疯了。

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

7. illustrate vt. 说明, 阐明; 表明; （用示例、图画等）说明, 解释
例句：This diagram will illustrate what I mean.
这个图表可说明我的意思。

8. floor vt. 打败,击败;使大为震惊
例句：I was floored by the bad news.
这坏消息令我震惊不已。

9. recover vi. 恢复健康(体力、能力等)
例句：He is very ill and unlikely to recover.
他病得很重, 不大可能恢复健康了。

10. dump vt.倾倒, 丢弃
例句：He went to dump the garbage.
他去倒垃圾。