VOA慢速英语:American History: Bill Clinton’s First Term as President

2. fraud n. 欺诈, 欺骗行为
例句：I saw through the fraud.
我识破了那个骗局。

3. hire vt.雇用；租用
例句：We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我们雇了一个司机带我们游览这个城市。

4. block vt. 堵塞, 阻塞；阻碍, 妨碍
例句：A snowdrift blocked his path.
雪堆阻碍他的去路。

5. burden n. 重负
例句：His invalid father is becoming a burden.
他父亲体弱多病, 对他来说渐渐成了累赘。

6. gasp vi. 喘气, 喘息, 倒抽气
例句：The exhausted runner threw himself down and gasped.
那位筋疲力尽的赛跑运动员一头栽倒, 直喘气。

7. horror n. 恐怖, 恐惧, 惊恐
例句：To his horror, the bus caught fire.
使他惊恐的是, 公共汽车着了火。

8. prevail vi. 流行,盛行;普遍
例句：This custom prevails over the whole area.
这一习俗在整个地区盛行。

9. barrier n. 障碍, 隔阂
例句：Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier to investment in the region.
缺乏信心是在这一地区投资的最大障碍。

10. replace vt. 取代;以...代替
例句：Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。