VOA常速英语:Number of Bicyclers Soars Along with US Gas Prices

词汇讲解：

1. gasoline n. 汽油
例句：This car runs 5 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
这部汽车一加仑汽油可以行驶五英里。

2. hover vi. 徘徊;停留
例句：The dogs hovered around me while I was fixing their dinner.
我给狗儿们弄吃的时候它们围着我转。

3. retail n. 零售
例句：The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.
零售商批发购进货物, 以零售价卖出。

4. advocacy n. 支持, 拥护, 提倡
例句：He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
他坚持提倡新的科学方法。

5. intimidate vt. 恐吓, 威胁
例句：He intimidates the children by shouting at them.
他朝孩子们大声叫喊以吓唬他们。

6. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。

7. designate vt. 把...定名为,称呼
例句：The ruler of a kingdom is designated a king.
王国的统治者称作国王。

8. lane n. 车道, 行车线
例句：He changed lanes to make a left turn.
他改变了车道以便左转。

9. sidewalk n. 人行道
例句：They shoveled snow from the sidewalk .
他们铲起人行道上的积雪。

10. commute n. 通勤
例句：It's a long commute from New York to Boston.
从纽约通勤到波士顿路程很长。

11. option n. 选择；可选择的办法
例句：The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase taxes.
政府有两种选择的办法:或是减少开支, 或是增加税收。

12. highlight vt. 强调, 突出, 使显著
例句：The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
总统强调访问中国的重要性。