VOA慢速英语:From Nairobi to North Carolina: A Kenyan Teacher's Journey

1. conversation n.交谈，会话; 交往
例句：He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him
他是一个健谈的人，于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

2. teleconference n.远程电信会议
例句：Managers at their factory in Birmingham hold a two-hour teleconference with head office in Stuttgart every day.
伯明翰工厂的经理们每天和位于斯图加特的总部举行两小时的电话会议。

3. invite vt.邀请; 招致
例句：She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey
她邀请他去参加她在新泽西举行的26岁生日聚会。

4. embassy n.大使馆; 大使馆全体成员
例句：The American Embassy has already complained
美国大使馆已经提出了抗议。

5. suppose vt.认为; 假定; 猜想
例句：I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.
我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。

6. 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。