VOA慢速英语:Plain Language Activists Seek Clarity; Modern Storytelling

1. deserve vt. 应受,该得
例句：They deserved to be punished.
他们应该受罚。

2. provide vt. 提供
例句：On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well asbreakfast.
星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

3. legalistic adj. 守法主义的
例句：Instead, a purely legalistic attack must be the order fromnow on. 
从现在开始，议事日程必须是纯然采用法律行动。

4. harmful adj. 有害的
例句：Will alcoholic drinks be harmful if taken in moderation? 
适量饮酒是否有害健康? 

5. intuitive adj. 直觉的
例句：She is a very intuitive person.
她是个颇有直觉力的人。

6. traditional adj. 传统的;惯例的;因袭的
例句：Traditional roles do not fit into the new world. 
传统习惯不再适合新的形势。 

7. passive adj. 被动的;消极的
例句：His response was passive.
他的反应是被动的。

8. consider vt. 考虑,细想
例句：I've begun to consider what to do next.
我已在考虑下一步该怎么办。

9. application n. 应用,适用;运用
例句：Biology has practical applications.
生物学有实用性。

10. imagine vt. 想像
例句：I can't imagine what has happened.
我想像不出发生了什么事。