VOA常速英语:US Civil War Comes Alive 150 Years After First Battle

词汇讲解：

1. uniform n. 制服
例句：Soldiers, policemen, and nurses wear uniforms.
士兵、警察和护士们都穿制服。

2. pivotal adj. 中枢的, 关键的
例句：Since this is a pivotal question, we must not touch on it lightly. 
这是个关键问题，不能轻描淡写，一笔带过。 

3. ancestor n. 祖宗,祖先
例句：He is sprung from noble ancestors.
他出身名门。

4. participate v. 参加, 参与
例句：Several experts will participate as technical advisers.
几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。

5. homey adj. 家庭似的,舒适的,自在的
例句：The wedding, beneath the June roses, was a simple, homey one. 
六月玫瑰下的婚礼是简朴而又亲切温暖的。 

6. spectator n. 观众, 旁观者
例句：Many spectators watched the baseball game.
许多观众都观看了棒球比赛。

7. aspect n. 方面
例句：The training program covers every aspect of the job.
训练计划的范围包括了这种工作的各个方面。

8. simulate vt. 假装；模仿, 模拟
例句：We used to use this trick in the Army to simulate illness.
我们在军队服役时惯常用这一伎俩装病。

9. searing adj. 烧灼的；灼热的，炽热的;引起或描写强烈情感的
例句：The day he had been waiting for with the searing heat of his love and the restlessness of his spirit was arriving. 
他用炽热的爱情和不安宁的生命等待的一天正在降临。 

10. horror n. 恐怖, 恐惧, 惊恐
例句：To his horror, the bus caught fire.
使他惊恐的是, 公共汽车着了火。