VOA常速英语:Analysts Say Medvedev-Putin Job Swap No Surprise

词汇讲解：

1. swap v. 交换
例句：They swapped books with each other.
他们互相交换了图书。

2. ramification n.结果, 后果
例句：What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union?
我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢？

3. term n. 任期; 期限
例句：An American President's term of office is four years.
美国总统的任期是四年。

4. assumption n. 假定, 臆断
例句：We mistook assumption that the price would fall.
我们错误地认为价格会下降。

5. farce n. 可笑的行为;滑稽荒唐的事情
例句：The prisoner's trial was a farce.
对该犯的审讯简直是一场闹剧。

6. angle n. 观点
例句：They discussed the matter from all conceivable angles.
他们从各种角度讨论了那件事。

7. exist vi. 存在
例句：That word doesn't exist in English.
英语中没有这个字。

8. cult n. 迷信；狂热的崇拜
例句：That rock musician has a cult following.
那个摇滚音乐家拥有大批狂热的崇拜者。

9. pursue vt. 追求
例句：He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.
他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。

10. daunt vt. 使(某人)气馁, 威吓
例句：She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
她一点也不为问题的严重性所吓倒。

11. tackle vt. 解决; 应付
例句：I don't know how to tackle this problem.
我不知道该如何处理这个问题。