VOA慢速英语:Martha Washington, America's First First Lady

estate – n. a large piece of land with a large house on it

formal – adj. requiring serious and proper clothes and manner

fancy – adj. not plain or ordinary

fussily – adverb.  too fancy and complicated

spotlight –n. to be under public attention or notice

morale –n. the feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a group or person has about a job

legacies – n. (plural) something that comes from someone in the past

will –n. a legal document in which a person says who should receive his or her possessions after they die