VOA慢速英语:Will Detroit Have to Sell Its Famous Art Collection?

词汇讲解：

1. request n.要求；需要
例句：We did it at her request.
我们应她的要求而做。

2. protection n.保护；护照
例句：It has filed for bankruptcy protection.
电路城已经申请破产保护。

3. solve vt.解决；解答
例句：Those are the problems we should solve.
这些就是我们应该解决的问题。

4. desperate adj.绝望的；由绝望而引起的
例句：Yet desperate times may lead to desperate measures.
然而绝望的时刻或许会引发极端的措施。

5. establish vt.建立，创建
例句：The race is on to be first to establish one.
这已经成为谁先设立第一个教区议会的竞争。

6. struggle vi.搏斗；奋斗
例句：We all have to struggle against self-doubt.
我们都不得不因不自信而挣扎。

7. priest n.神父，牧师
例句：The priest fumbled in the folds of his gown.
牧师胡乱整了整长袍上的褶皱。

8. supervise vt.监督；管理
例句：It will also supervise the system, dishing out billions of pounds.
该机构也将会监督整个电力系统，同时还会拨出数十亿英镑。