VOA慢速英语:American History: The Reagan Years

1. reduce vt. 减少;缩小;降低
例句：He is trying to reduce expenses.
他正试图减少开支。

2. suggest vt. 建议,提议
例句：I suggest our going to the park on Sunday.
我建议我们星期天去公园。

3. suicide n. 自杀,自杀行为
例句：He attempted suicide after his firm had gone bankrupt.
他在公司破产后曾试图自杀。

4. explode vt. 使爆发;使突发
例句：The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.
恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸弹。

5. defeat vt. 战胜,击败
例句：The French defeated the English troops.
法国人打败了英国军队。

6. invade vt. 侵入,侵略
例句：The Normans invaded England in 1066.
诺曼人于一○六六年入侵英国。

7. avoid vt. 避开,躲开
例句：I avoided him as much as possible.
我尽量避开他。

8. debate vt. 辩论,讨论
例句：They debated the question openly.
他们公开辩论这个问题。