VOA慢速英语:Senior Citizens Sing for Health and Fifteen-Year-Old Kyla Ross Heads to the Olympics

词汇讲解：

1. individual adj. 个人的,个体的
例句：The director of the factory felt no individual responsibility for the deficit.
厂长觉得工厂亏损没有任何个人责任。

2. prove vt. 证明,证实
例句：I'll prove to the world that he was right.
我将向世人证明他是对的。

3. combine vt.使结合;使联合
例句：Some films combine education with recreation.
有些电影把教育与娱乐结合起来。

4. perform vt. 履行;执行;完成
例句：The young doctor performed the heart operation.
这位年轻医生为病人做了心脏手术。

5. recover vt. 重新获得;重新找到
例句：Jane recovered her lost wallet.
简寻回了丢失的钱包。

6. competition n. 竞争,角逐
例句：Competition among youths to enter the best colleges is intense.
年轻人想进一流大学的竞争是很激烈的。

7. expect vt. 预料;预期
例句：He expected to finish the work by March.
他预期三月份完成这项工作。

8. explain vt. 解释;说明;阐明
例句：He explained that he had been cheated.
他解释说他是上当受骗了。

9. operate vi. 运作;运转
例句：The machine is not operating properly.
机器运转得不正常。

10. cancel vt. 删去,划掉
例句：You should cancel this preposition in the sentence.
你应该删去句子中的这个介词。