VOA常速英语:Disasters, Strong Yen Dissuade Tourists from Visiting Japan

词汇讲解：

1. cancel vt.取消, 废除
例句：We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.
我们得知这次野餐已经取消, 都感到很失望。

2. subsequent adj. 随后的, 继…之后的
例句：His illness was subsequent to his wife's death.
他在妻子死后就病倒了。

3. subdued adj.不太响亮、强烈、显著等的,缓和的,有节制的
例句：The subdued talk in the room faded down.
屋里低声的谈话安静下来了。

4. souvenir n.纪念品
例句：The local shopkeepers sell souvenirs to the tourists.
当地的店主向旅游者出售纪念品。

5. peak n. 最高点, 最高水平; 高峰
例句：Traffic reaches a peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
早晨八九点钟是交通的高峰时刻。

6. lament v. (为…)哀悼, 痛哭, 悲伤
例句：We lamented over our bad luck.
我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。

7. rickshaw n. 黄包车,人力车
例句：Before liberation he had to pull a rickshaw to earn a little money.
解放前他不得不拉人力车来挣点儿钱。

8. soar vi. 猛增
例句：Price soared when war broke out.
战争爆发时物价飞涨。

9. lingering adj. 拖延的;逗留不去的
例句：Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.
失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

10. calamity n. 灾祸, 灾难
例句：The marriage proved to be the greatest calamity of his life.
事实证明这桩婚姻是他一生中最大的不幸。

11. reassure v. 消除恐惧或疑虑; 恢复信心;使…安心;打消…的疑虑
例句：The doctor reassured the old lady.
医生叫那位老妇人放心。

12. leisure n. 悠闲, 安逸
例句：He likes leisure and hates work.
他喜欢安逸, 讨厌工作。