VOA慢速英语:Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa

2. declare vt. 宣布, 宣告; 声明；断言, 宣称
例句：He declared that the meeting has been postponed.
他宣布会议已延期了。

3. persuade vt. 说服,劝服
例句：The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.
那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。

4. parade n. 游行
例句：The Olympic Games began with a parade of all the competing nations.
奥运会以所有参赛国列队进场开始。

5. gather v. (使)聚集; 集合
例句：The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.
老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。

6. existence n.存在；生存, 生活(方式)
例句：He does not believe in the existence of ghosts.
他不相信有鬼存在。

7. burst v. 爆炸, 爆裂，胀开
例句：If you get much fatter you'll burst your clothes.
你要是再长胖就要把衣服撑破了。

8. strength n. 力,力量,力气;实力;效力
例句：He hasn't got enough strength to remove that stone.
他没有足够的力气搬走那块石头。

9. release vt.释放; 放开；发布; 发行; 发售
例句：A new movie is to be released tonight.
今晚要发行一部新电影。

10. appear vi露面; 公开出现
例句：She appears on TV at seven every evening.
她每晚7点在电视上露面。