VOA常速英语:Guinea's President Calls for Calm After Assassination Attempt

词汇讲解：

1. calm n. 平静;无风; 安静;镇定
例句：There was a calm on the sea.
海面上风平浪静。

2. dawn n. 黎明, 拂晓
例句：They got across the bridge before dawn.
他们于破晓前过了那座桥。

3. address vt. 向…讲话, 向…发表演说; 写信给…
例句：He addressed the audience in an eloquent speech.
他对听众讲起话来滔滔不绝。

4. remain v. 保持；继续；仍然处于；依然
例句：I haven't seen them for ten years. They remain as they were.
我十年没见他们了，他们还是从前那样。

5. congratulate vt. 祝贺, 道喜
例句：He is to be congratulated for his success.
他将会由于取得的成就而受到祝贺。

6. official adj. 官方的, 正式的, 官方认可的
例句：They have got some official figures.
他们得到一些官方数字。

7. coup n. 政变
例句：He pulled off a spectacular coup. 
他发动一次政变而获得成功。

8. hatred n. 仇恨, 憎恶
例句：She is full of hatred for the men who killed her husband.
她对那些杀死她丈夫的人心中充满仇恨。

9. reject vt. 拒绝, 谢绝; 驳回
例句：He rejected changing his mind.
他拒绝改变主意。

10. raid vt. 突然袭击[抢劫]; 突然搜查
例句：The enemy raided the docks.
敌人突然袭击了码头。

11. intimidation n. 恫吓,恐吓;胁迫
例句：The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.
恶帮用恐吓的手段, 使得证人不敢说话。