VOA慢速英语:Friends With Benefits, in the Plant World

词汇讲解：
1. compatible adj. 可以并存的, 相容的, 意趣相投的
例句：Mildred and I are very compatible. She's interested in the things that interest me.
米尔德丽德和我非常意趣相投。我感兴趣的东西她也感兴趣。

2. proof n. 证明, 论证; 证据, 证物
例句：The blood on his shoes was a proof of his guilt.
他鞋子上的血迹就是他犯罪的证据。

3. evidence n. 证词; 证据; 迹象
例句：There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.
没有充分的证据证明他有罪。

4. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句：We must try our best to reduce the likelihood of war.
我们必须尽最大努力减少战争的可能性。

5. decompose v. 腐烂
例句：Most animals decompose very quickly after death.
大多数动物死后很快腐烂。

6. separate v. 分隔;分割;使分离;使分散
例句：The two communities are separated by a highway.
这两个社区由一条公路隔开。

7. ripen v. 成熟, (使)成熟
例句：When the summer crop is ripening, the autumn crop has to be sowed.
夏季作物成熟时, 就得播种秋季作物。

8. release vt. 释放; 放开
例句：He released me from my torments.
他解除了我的痛苦。

9. affect vt. 影响;对...发生作用
例句：The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.
雨量影响作物的生长。

10. fold v. 折叠; 对折交叠
例句：I folded the letter and then put it into the envelope.
我把信折好后放进信封里。