VOA慢速英语:Circle Your Wagons

1.explore vi.勘查， 探测， 勘探
例句：I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet
我就想逛逛巴黎，读读萨特的作品，听听悉尼·贝谢的音乐。

2.consider vt.考虑; 把（某人，某事）看作…
例句：The government is being asked to consider a plan to fix the date of the Easter break
人们要求政府考虑确定复活节假期日期的计划。

3.defensive adj.防御用的，防守的; 辩护的;
例句：He became noticeably defensive.
他十分谨慎地为自己辩护。

4.criticize vt.批评; 评论; 指责，非难
例句：His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children
他母亲很少指责他或她的任何孩子。

5.describe vt.叙述; 描写，形容
例句：We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time
我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。

6.destroy vt.杀死; 破坏，摧毁; 消灭
例句：Neither death nor anything else can destroy it.
无论是死还是什么东西都不能够破坏它。