VOA常速英语:Baseball Manager Builds Winning Team Unconventionally in 'Moneyball'

词汇讲解：

1. nomination n. 提名,任命
例句：She is standing for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
她是民主党提名的总统候选人。

2. lure vt.吸引, 引诱, 诱惑
例句：The price also lures students.
这种价格对学生也有吸引力。

3. lucrative adj. 获利多的, 赚钱的
例句：She has a lucrative business selling leather goods.
她做皮货生意, 利润丰厚。

4. roster n. 花名册
例句：The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.
老师查看花名册, 想了解今年要教的学生。

5. confound vt.使惊惶;弄糊涂；搞乱;混淆(意念等)；击败, 挫败
例句：The extraordinary election results confounded the government.
这次不寻常的选举结果使得政府不知所措。

6. conventional adj. 习惯的,惯例的; 符合习俗的;过分拘泥的
例句：I wish you weren't so conventional in the clothes you wear.
我真希望你穿衣不要那么保守。

7. destiny n. 命运; 天命; 天数
例句：Nobody knows his own destiny.
没有人知道自己的命运。

8. question vt. 问(某人)问题
例句：The police questioned the witness.
警察询问了证人。

9. adapt vt.改编, 改写
例句：Many of Dickens' books have been adapted as films.
狄更斯的许多书都已改编成电影。

10. veteran n. 经验丰富的人; 老兵
例句：The baseball veteran loved to coach young players.
这位棒球老手喜欢指导年轻选手。