VOA常速英语:Anti-Wall Street Protest Spreads To Washington

词汇讲解：

1. spread vi. 传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

2. span vt. 持续；包括
例句：His research in cancer that spanned 15 years has made considerable headway in the end.
他对癌症持续15年的研究终于取得了极大的进展。

3. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句：Corrupt officials always try to draw the curtain over their corruption.
贪官污吏总是企图掩盖自己的腐败行为。

4. theme n. 题目，主题，主旨，主题思想
例句：Waterfalls are from very early times a favourite theme for the painter.
从很早时候起, 瀑布就是画家所喜爱的题材。

5. draft vt. 征募, 征召…入伍
例句：He has been drafted as a soldier.
他应征去当兵。

6. inspire vt.鼓舞, 激励
例句：His speech inspired the crowd.
他的演说鼓舞了群众。

7. owe vt.欠…债; 应当给予
例句：He paid me the ten dollars he owed me.
他已还了欠我的十美元。

8. endless adj. 无止境的; 没完没了的
例句：The child's endless crying has been wearing on my nerves all day.
那个孩子无休止的啼哭使我整天烦得要死。

9. decry vt.<正>公开反对;谴责
例句：The mayor decried gambling in all its forms.
市长谴责各式各样的赌博。

10. frustration n.挫折；失败；挫败；失意；沮丧
例句：He took his pent up frustration out on his family.
他把因挫败而郁积的怒气发泄在家人身上。