VOA慢速英语:Group Teaches Life Skills to Help Afghan Women in US

1. launch vt.发射; 发动
例句：NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天，对宇宙射线进行研究。

2. fear vt.害怕; 畏惧; 为…忧虑（或担心、焦虑
例句：I fear I must trouble you to come upstairs.
我恐怕要麻烦你上楼来一趟。

3. change vt.改变，变更; 交换
例句：People like to change things around to suit themselves.
人们喜欢改变周围的事物，使之适合自己。

4. escape vt.逃脱; 逃离; 躲过
例句：A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England
一名囚犯从英格兰北部的一所监狱中越狱。

5. terrible adj.可怕的; 危害极大的
例句：He gave the poor donkey a terrible lashing.
他狠命地抽打那头可怜的驴。

6. expand vt.扩张; 使…变大
例句：Engineers noticed that the pipes were not expanding as expected
工程师注意到管道并没有如预期那样膨胀。

7. promote vt.促进，推进; 提升
例句：You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth
不必为了促进经济增长而牺牲环境保护。