VOA常速英语:Melting Pot Cooks Up New American Cuisine

词汇讲解：

1. vendor n. 摊贩;小贩
例句：Kevin stopped to buy the evening paper from a news vendor.
凯文停下来向报贩买了一份晚报。

2. immigrant n. 移民
例句：Canada has many immigrants from Europe.
加拿大有许多欧洲移民。

3. cuisine n. 菜肴
例句：The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local cuisine.
饭店有一个大餐厅供应上好的当地菜肴。

4. emerge vi. 出现; 显出; 暴露
例句：Nothing emerged from the bilateral talks.
双边会谈没有结果。

5. ethnic adj. 某文化群体的, 具有民族特色的, 异国风味的
例句：This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.
如果你用钢鼓演奏, 这首乐曲将更具民族特色。

6. fuel vt. 给…加燃料, 给…加油；激起
例句：His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

7. bland adj.(食物)淡而无味的；平和的, 温和的, 无动于衷的
例句：He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.
他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。

8. exotic adj. 由外国引进的, 非本地的
例句：There are some exotic words in English language.
英语中有一些外来词。

9. appreciate vt. 欣赏, 赏识, 重视, 鉴赏
例句：You can't appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.
你若不懂英文诗韵律, 就无法欣赏英文诗。

10. evolve v. 演变; 进化
例句：Language is constantly and gradually evolving.
语言在不断地缓慢发展。

11. harmonize v. (使)和谐, (使…与…)协调, (使)相称
例句：The colours do not seem to harmonize (with each other) at all.
这些颜色显得一点也不协调。