VOA慢速英语:Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn: The End

1. gather vt.收集; 采集; 聚集
例句：All the members of the family gather to enjoy a reunion dinner.
全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭。

2. scare vt.使惊恐，惊吓; 使害怕
例句：You're scaring me
你吓着我了。

3. furniture n. 家具; 设备; 附属品
例句：Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house.
他们家里的每件家具都和房子的风格相得益彰。

4. explain vt.讲解，解释
例句：Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms
然而，不是每个法官都能用简单的语言来解释法律。

5. promise vt. 允诺，许诺
例句：The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday
邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

6. fireplace n.壁炉
例句：An outsized photograph hung above her bedroom fireplace.
一幅巨大的照片挂在她卧室的壁炉上方。

7. investigate vt.调查; 研究; 审查
例句: The detective was sent to investigate the crime.
那位侦探被派去调查该罪行。

8. expose vt.揭露，揭发; 使暴露
例句：Sweden could not be expected to expose herself to invasion by Germany.
我们不能期望瑞典自己去招致德国的侵犯。

9. suppose vt.认为; 假定; 猜想
例句：Suppose it rained, we would still go.
假如下雨的话，我们还是要去。

10. tropical adj.热带的; 炎热的
例句：I had deliberately picked a city with a tropical climate.
我特意选了一个热带气候的城市。