VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'Luck' by Mark Twain

2. whisper v. 低声说, 耳语, 嘀咕,低语；私语；小声说
例句：He whispered that he had got a new job.
他低声说他已找到了新工作。

3. shock n. 激动, 震惊
例句：The news gave me a very great shock.
这消息使我非常震惊。

4. dismissal n. 解雇, 免职, 开除
例句：The dismissal of five workmen caused a strike.
开除五个工人引起了罢工。

5. ruin vt. 破坏, 毁掉
例句：The flood ruined the crops.
水灾毁坏了庄稼。

6. appoint vt.任命, 委派
例句：He was appointed secretary.
他被任命为秘书。

7. retreat vi.撤退; 退却；规避, 退缩
例句：Our soldiers force the enemy to retreat.
我们的战士迫使敌人后退。

8. discover vt.发现
例句：They discovered the murderer to have run away.
他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。

9. disorder n. 混乱, 凌乱；骚乱, 动乱；(身心、机能)失调
例句：When returning, he discovered the room in disorder.
回家后, 他发现屋子里乱七八糟。

10. disappear vi. 不见, 消失; 不复存在
例句：The snow will soon disappear when the warm weather comes.
天气变暖时, 雪很快就会融化。