VOA慢速英语:Old Style Parenting Starts Debate in the US

词汇讲解：

1. protect vt.保护，保卫
例句：Game laws protect wild life. 
狩猎法保护野生动物。 

2. raise v.提升; 增加; 养育
例句：A smaller number of families may raise children. 
少数家庭可以抚养孩子。 

3. describe vt.描写，形容
例句：Let me describe to you more detail. 
让我来向你做更详细的讲述。 

4. arrest vt.逮捕，拘捕
例句：Attempts are being made to arrest the spread of the disease. 
现正设法遏止这种疾病的蔓延. 

5. neglect vt.疏忽; 忽略
例句：We would not neglect our defenses; we would not risk falling behind. 
我们并不忽视我们的防务，也不会冒落后的风险。 

6. confine vt.限制; 局限于; 禁闭
例句：I can not afford to confine myself to one set of advisers. 
我不能使自己拘限于只听到一批顾问的意见。