VOA慢速英语:American History: Westward Expansion Brings Explorers, Settlers in Contact with the Plains I

词汇讲解：

1. protection n. 保护；护照
例句：Her coat gave her protection from the rain. 
她的外套使她免受雨淋之苦。 

2. capture vt. 俘获；夺取
例句：He feigned death to escape capture. 
他装死以逃避被俘。 

3. influence n. 影响
例句：Change of climate must have had a powerful influence on migration. 
气候的变化对于迁移必曾有过极大的影响。  
 
4. equipment n. 装备
例句：Put the equipment in No3 bay. 
把装备放在第三号仓房。  
 
5. fight n. 竞争，打架
例句：After the fight, he was black and blue all over. 
打架之后,他浑身青一块紫一块。 

6. restrict vt. 限制
例句：Recent laws have tended to restrict the freedom of the press. 
新法例有限制新闻自由的趋势.