VOA慢速英语:'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One

词汇讲解：

1. promise vt.允诺，许诺
例句：I promise I'll bring the car back to you in one piece. 
我保证把车完整无损地还给你。 

2. escape v.逃脱; 逃离
例句：He feigned death to escape capture. 
他装死以逃避被俘。 

3. navigate vt.驾驶; 航行于
例句：We have the power to navigate, to choose direction and make our passage together. 
我们可以驾船航行，选择方向，同舟共济。 

4. threaten vt. 预示（某事）; 恐吓; 危及
例句：Balk the purpose of those who threaten us. 
遏止那些威胁我们的人的目的。 

5. suspicion n.怀疑; 嫌疑
例句：Even cousinly amenities were subject to suspicion. 
表兄妹间的寒暄也会令人多心。 

6. oppose vt. 反对，抗争
例句：Father does not oppose the idea at all. 
父亲丝毫不反对这个想法。