VOA常速英语:In 'A Better Life', Illegal Immigrant Finds Land of Dreams Can Be Cruel

　
词汇讲解：

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

2. cruel adj. 残酷的, 残忍的; 使人痛苦的, 让人受难的
例句：Fate dealt him a cruel blow.
命运给他以惨痛的打击。

3. trim vt. 修剪, 整修
例句：The gardener trimmed the hedge.
那位园林工人修剪了树篱。

4. lush adj. (草等植物)茂盛的,葱翠的
例句：Trains pass through the lush countryside.
火车通过苍翠繁茂的乡下。

5. punctuate vt. 不时打断某事物
例句：The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause.
听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。

6. deport vt. 将…驱逐出境
例句：The federal authorities deported him for illegal entry.
联邦当局因他非法入境而将他驱逐。

7. perceive vt. 感觉, 察觉, 理解
例句：They perceived that they were unwelcome and left.
他们意识到他们是不受欢迎的, 于是就离开了。

8. dominant adj. 占优势的；统治的, 支配的
例句：The British were formerly dominant in India.
英国人从前统治印度。

9. worthy adj. 应得某事物; 值得做某事
例句：There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.
没有值得一提的事发生。

10. appreciate vt. 意识到, 体会
例句：I really appreciate the danger of this job.
我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。

11. dilemma n. 左右为难
例句：She was in a dilemma whether to stay at school or get a job.
是继续求学还是找工作, 她感到难以决定。

12. touch vt. 感动, 打动
例句：That woman's sad story touched our hearts.
那位妇女的悲惨经历触动了我们的心弦。