VOA常速英语:Artist Inspired by Final Space Shuttle Launch

词汇讲解：

1. pad n. 发射台
例句：The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad.
直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。

2. defy vt. 有无法克服的困难
例句：This defies to be explained.
这难以解释。

3. launch n. 发射; (船)下水; (新产品)投产
例句：I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.
我昨天看了火箭发射。

4. blaze n. 火焰, 烈火
例句：Dry wood makes a good blaze.
干木燃起夺目的光焰。

5. mount vt. 上演; 配有…
例句：It'll cost a great deal of money to mount the play.
要上演这场戏得花很多钱。

6. shudder v. 战栗, 发抖
例句：I shuddered at the sight of the dead body.
我一看见那尸体就战栗。

7. landscape n. 风景画, 风景照
例句：He paints landscapes but his wife paints portraits.
他画风景画, 而他的妻子则画肖像画。

8. gaze vi. 凝视；注视；盯着
例句：Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.
他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。

9. astounding adj. 使人震惊的
例句：The figures revealed by the report are astounding.
这份报告透露的数字使人震惊。

10. impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的, 感人的
例句：The first ceremony which we went into college is an impressive ceremony.
我们进入大学的第一次典礼给我们的印象很深。

11. garner vt. 取得, 获得
例句：Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert.
史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。

12. vanish vi. 消失, 突然不见
例句：The smile vanished from her face.
笑容从她脸上消失了。