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VOA慢速英语:US History: Missouri's Request for Statehood Reopens Question of Slavery

2013-08-16来源:VOA

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词汇讲解：

1. consider vt.考虑
例句：Consider changing your hair color.
考虑一下改变头发的颜色。

2. influence n.影响；势力
例句：Who has been your biggest influence?
谁对你的影响最大？

3. proposal n.提议；建议
例句：The proposal could prove controversial.
该提议可能引发争议。

4. declare vt.宣布；声明
例句：I declare peace and harmony within me and around me.
我宣称和平，和谐在我的内心和周围。

5. debate n.讨论；辩论
例句：It also triggered fierce debate.
它同样引发了激烈的争议。

6. compromise vi.折中解决；妥协
例句：In many ways this is a poor compromise.
许多方面来看这是一个糟糕的折衷。

7. crisis n.危机；危难时刻
例句：This crisis is the proof.
这场危机就是明证。