VOA慢速英语:Report: Poor Conditions, Low Wages in Chinese Toy Factories

1. release vt.释放; 发布; 发行; 放开
例句：He was released from custody the next day
第二天他被从拘留所里放了出来。

2. extend vt.延伸; 扩大; 推广
例句：The caves extend for some 18 kilometres
那些洞穴深约18公里。

3. adequate adj.足够的; 适当的，恰当的
例句：One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes
全世界有1/4的人没有个像样的家。

4. violate vt.违反; 侵犯; 妨碍
例句：They went to prison because they violated the law
他们触犯了法律，因此坐了牢。

5. complain vi. 抱怨，诉苦; 申诉
例句：He did nothing but complain.
他除了抱怨以外，什么也没做。

6. represent vt.表现，象征; 代表
例句：The offer has yet to be accepted by the lawyers representing the victims.
受害者的代理律师还没有接受这个提议。

7. choose vt.挑选; 认为…比其它更可取
例句：They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections
他们将能够通过民主选举选择自己的领导人。

8. encourage vt.促进; 支持; 鼓励
例句：As to writing, we do not encourage them to scrawl too early.
至于书法，我们不鼓励他们过早地乱写。