VOA慢速英语:伊莎贝尔·阿连德获得美国国家图书奖

novel – n. a long written story usually about imaginary characters and events

legacy – n. something that happened in the past or that comes from someone in the past

character – n. a person who appears in a story, book, play, movie

medal – n. a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with designs and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement

contribution –n. a piece of writing that is published as part of a larger work, or to a whole group of works

magical – adj. a power that allows people (such as witches and wizards) to do impossible things by saying special words or performing special actions

translate – v. to change words from one language into another language

opera – n. a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra

remote – adj. far away in time, happening a long time ago or far into the future