VOA常速英语:Luxury Retail a Bright Spot in Drab Global Economy

词汇讲解：

1. unemployment n. 失业(人数), 失业率
例句：Unemployment among married women reached a peak.
在已婚女性中失业率达到了峰值。

2. luxury n. 奢侈品
例句：A refrigerator was then a luxury.
那时候冰箱是种奢侈品。

3. retail n. 零售
例句：The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.
零售商批发购进货物, 以零售价卖出。

4. flock vi. 群集, 成群结队而行
例句：People flocked to hear the new prophet.
人们成群结队地去听这新的预言家演讲。

5. purchase vt.购买
例句：We purchased a car before.
以前我们买过一辆车。

6. affluent adj. 富裕的, 富足的
例句：He is an affluent man.
他是一个富有的人。

7. curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制
例句：I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
我开始节制饮食。

8. showcase vt. 使展现;使亮相
例句：This week's program showcased the first of five plays.
本周的节目展示了五台戏的第一台。

9. caution vt.警告, 提醒, 劝…小心
例句：The policeman cautioned that driver.
警察对那个司机给予警告。

10. turbulence n. 动乱,骚乱；波动
例句：The turbulence in his life has come from accidents and illness.
他一生中的波动来自疾病和不测事故。

11. downturn n. (价格或活动)开始下降
例句：The building industry is experiencing a severe downturn in its workload.
建筑业正经历工程量的严重滑坡。

12. invest v. 投资; 花费
例句：He invested all his money in real estate.
他把钱全部投资房地产。