VOA常速英语:Senior Palestinian Predicts Violence if Statehood Blocked at UN

词汇讲解：

1. reconciliation n. 和解, 调和
例句：He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.
他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。

2. giant n. 伟人, 卓越人物
例句：Shakespeare is a giant among writers.
莎士比亚是作家中的巨擘。

3. back vt. 支持
例句：Many of his friends backed his plan.
他的很多朋友支持他的计划。

4. embrace vt. 包括; 包含
例句：This course of study embraces every aspect of the subject.
本课程涉及这门学科的每个方面。

5. pluralistic adj. 多元论的；多元化的
例句：Post-colonialism is a pluralistic cultural theory as well as a method for criticism. 
后殖民主义是一种多元文化理论和批评方法。

6. substitute n. 代替人;代替物;代用品
例句：Is saccharin a good substitute for sugar?
糖精是糖的良好替代品吗?

7. alternative n. 可供选择的事物
例句：The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外, 惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。

8. destruction n. 摧毁，破坏, 毁灭, 消灭
例句：The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。

9. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示; 预告; 预报
例句：They predicted great things for the boy.
他们预言这孩子有出息。

10. thaw n. 融化,解冻;(态度、关系等)缓和
例句：The spring thaw often caused flooding.
春天解冻常常引起洪水泛滥。