VOA慢速英语:Needy Kids In Virginia Get Supplied for School

词汇讲解：

1. provide vt. 提供，供给
例句：It didn't provide further details.
不过北约没有提供进一步细节。

2. permit vt.许可，准许
例句：An enlightened government should permit the free expression of political opinion. 
一个开明的政府应当允许自由发表政见。 

3. graduate vt.授予学位或毕业证书；从…接受学位
例句：None of them managed to graduate from high school.
他们没有一个成功的从中学毕业。

4. require vt.要求；需要
例句：That will require a political battle.
这需要一场政治战役。

5. afford vt.买得起；担负得起
例句：These industries are luxuries that only wealth and high production efficiency can afford.
这些行业都是奢侈品，只有富裕和高效生产方能提供。

6. organize vt. 组织
例句：She said that we should organize a gardening club!
她说我们应该组织一个园艺俱乐部！

7. involve vt.包含；使参与，牵涉
例句：These policies would involve explicit taxpayer costs.
这些将涉及的纳税人成本清晰可见。

8. confusion n.混乱；混淆
例句：The new naming convention caused confusion in the blogosphere.
这个命名的改变给人们造成了困惑。