VOA常速英语:Supersizing the American Dream Home

词汇讲解：

1. backlash n. 强烈反应, 强烈反对
例句：White backlash increases as the pressure for change in South Africa mounts. 
南非求变的压力升高,白人的敌意也加深。

2. ownership n. 物主的身份; 所有(权), 所有制
例句：The ownership of the restaurant is disputed.
那餐厅的所有权有争议。

3. amenity n. 便利设施；娱乐设施；福利设施
例句：Parks and a theatre are just some of the town’s local amenities.
公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。

4. afford vt. 买得起, 担负得起
例句：She cannot afford the expense.
她花不起这笔钱。

5. spacious adj. (房间或建筑物)宽敞的
例句：They have moved to a more spacious residence on a hill top.
他们已搬到山顶上一个比较宽敞的住宅去了。

6. gargantuan adj. 巨大的;庞大的
例句：Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹，这在当时是一笔巨额款项。

7. proportion n. 部分; 份儿; 份额
例句：A large proportion of the children come to school by bus.
很大一部分儿童乘公共汽车上学。

8. erect vt. 使直立; 竖起
例句：They erected a telephone pole.
他们竖起一根电话线杆子。

9. eyesore n. 难看的东西
例句：That new multi-storey carpark is a real eyesore.
那座新的多层停车场实在难看。

10. nightmare n. 噩梦；梦魇
例句：I had a nightmare about being drowned in a lake.
我做了个在湖里淹死的噩梦。

11. lottery n. 奖券,彩票;摸彩,抽签
例句：The lottery determines the first three teams to select in the draft. 
由抽签决定哪3支球队首先选秀。 

12. sentiment n. 观点，看法；情绪 意见
例句：We share your sentiments on this problem.
在这个问题上我们和你有相同的看法。