VOA慢速英语:Will Cost of Cocoa Raise the Price of Valentine's Day?

2. treat n. 款待, 招待；(东道主提供的)款待；请客；宴请
例句：She was cooking fish as a treat.
她正在煮鱼来款待客人。

3. afford vt. 买得起, 担负得起
例句：She cannot afford a new dress.
她没钱买新衣裳。

4. supply n. 供给, 供应, 补给
例句：The water supply to the room failed.
这房间的供水中断了。

5. ingredient n. (混合物的)组成部分；（烹调的)原料
例句：What are the ingredients of the cake?
这蛋糕是用哪些原料做成的?

6. supervise vt. 监督, 管理
例句：The architect supervised the building of the house.
建筑工程师监督房子的施工。

7. destroy vt. 毁坏,破坏
例句：A fire destroyed the house.
一场火毁坏了那座房屋。

8. seek vt. 寻找; 探寻
例句：The police are still seeking the men involved in last week's robbery.
警察仍在寻找跟上星期的抢劫案有牵连的人。

9. solution n. 解决, 解答, 解决办法
例句：The solution to the problem required many hours.
解决这个问题需要好几个小时。

10. invest vt. 投(资)
例句：He invested all his money in real estate.
他把钱全部投资房地产。