VOA慢速英语:A Municipal Report by O. Henry

continually​ -  adv. doing something without interruption, not stopping or ending​

rainbow - n. a curved line of different colors that sometimes appears in the sky when the sun shines through rain​

publisher - n. a person or company that produces books, magazines, etc.

faint - v. to suddenly become unconscious

slave - n.someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay​

fist - n. the hand with its fingers bent down into the palm