VOA慢速英语:纸业公司与村民发生土地纠纷

adj. 优先的; 占先的; 在…之前;
n. 小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长; （隐修院） 会长; [史] 行政长官; 普赖尔;
adv. 在前; 居先;
[例句]He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest
他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。

indigenous

adj. 土生土长的; 生来的，固有的; 本地的; 根生土长;
[例句]Not all indigenous regimes were willing to accept the supposed benefits of British trade.
并非所有当地的政权都愿意接受与英国贸易的所谓好处。

tin

n. 锡; 马口铁; 罐头盒; 镀锡薄钢板;
adj. 锡制的; 假冒的; 无价值的; 蹩脚的;
vt. 镀锡，包锡; 给…包马口铁; 包白铁;
[例句]She popped out to buy a tin of soup.
她飞快地跑去买了一听罐头汤。

plantation

n. 栽植; 种植园，大农场; <史>殖民，殖民地;
[例句]On the left was a plantation of almond trees.
左边是一个杏树园。

palm oil

n. 棕榈油（可用作食品，肥皂，蜡烛等的制作原料）;
[例句]It includes crude and refined palm oil, coffee, pepper and tea.
其中涉及毛棕榈油和精炼棕榈油、咖啡、胡椒和茶叶。

front

n. 前面; 正面; 前线; 身体前部;
adj. 前面的; 正面的; 舌前的;
v. 面向; 在…前面; 用…作正面; 领导;
[例句]One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the front of the desk
一个男人坐在扶手椅里，另一个坐在桌子前面。

mill

n. 磨坊; 工厂; 磨粉机; 榨汁机;
vt. 研磨，粉碎; 搅拌; 磨，铣; 轧花边（在纸币上）;
vi. 惊跑，乱闯; 经研磨;
[例句]They mill 1,000 tonnes of flour a day in every Australian state.
澳大利亚各州每天都要磨1,000吨面粉。

scrap

n. 废料; 小片; 残余物; 吵架;
vt. 报废; 废弃; 取消; 抛弃;
vi. 吵架，打架;
[例句]A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag
在她的手提包里发现了一张皱巴巴的小纸片。

livelihood

n. 生活，生计; 谋生之道; 营生;
[例句]As a result of this conflict he lost both his home and his means of livelihood.
这场冲突使他同时失去了住所和生计来源。