VOA慢速英语:Japan, a Year After the Disaster

2. strike vt.攻击, 袭击; 侵袭
例句：A hurricane struck the city.
飓风袭击了该城市。

3. temporary adj. 临时的, 暂时的, 短时间的
例句：They just reached a temporary agreement.
他们只是达成一个临时协议。

4. suffer vt.忍受, 容忍；容许, 允许；遭受, 蒙受
例句：He suffered the humiliation of being forced to resign.
他蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱。

5. spew v. (使某事物)喷出, 射出
例句：The volcano spewed molten lava.
火山喷出了熔岩。

6. absorb vt.吸收
例句：Dry earth absorbs water quickly.
干土吸水很快。

7. spread v. 传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

8. 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。

9. distrust n. 不信任, 怀疑
例句：He looked at the stranger with distrust.
他怀疑地打量着那个陌生人。

10. response n. 反应, 响应
例句：There has been very little response to our call for help.
我们求助的号召没有多少响应。