VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: It Will Not Wash

词汇讲解：

1. suggest vt.建议, 提议
例句：They suggested we should visit a class right away.
他们建议我们马上去听课。

2. value n. 价值, 价格
例句：The expert set a value of 10, 000 dollars on the painting.
专家给这幅画定价1万美元。

3. shake v. 摇动, 摇撼, (使)颤抖
例句：In his anger he grasped the child and shook him violently.
愤怒之下, 他抓住孩子狠命地摇。

4. expert n.专家, 能手
例句：The cook was an expert at making sauces.
那位厨师是调制味汁的能手。

5. color vt. 涂颜色于,着色
例句：The little girl was coloring pictures with crayons.
这个小女孩正在用蜡笔在图画上涂颜色。

6. expression n. 词, 措辞, 词组
例句：The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow.
今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。

7. last vi. 延续; 继续
例句：The rain lasted quite a few days.
雨一连下了好几天。

8. unfair adj. 不公正的;不公平的
例句：The referee made an unfair decision.
裁判作出不公正的判决。

9. attempt n. 尝试, 试图, 企图
例句：After repeated attempts they finally succeeded.
经过反复尝试, 他们终于成功了。

10. state vt.陈述; 叙述
例句：He stated his problem clearly.
他把问题叙述得很清楚。