VOA常速英语:Halloween Recalls Radio Drama Which Spread Panic in US

词汇讲解：

1. costume n.服装, 服装式样
例句：The actor came on in full costume.
那个男演员身穿全套戏装登场。

2. scary adj. 使人惊恐的;吓人的;可怕的
例句：This is the scariest story I ever heard.
这是我所听过的最可怕的故事。

3. panic n. 恐慌, 惊慌, 慌乱
例句：There was a panic when the building caught fire.
大楼起火时, 人们一片惊慌。

4. yell v. 叫喊, 号叫, 叫着说
例句：They yelled their goodbyes when the bus left.
汽车开动时, 他们大喊再见。

5. collision n. 碰撞, 冲突, 抵触
例句：A collision with parliament could ruin the government's plans.
与议会冲突可能使政府的计划成为泡影。

6. pack v. 塞进; 拥进
例句：About two thousand people packed the hall.
约有两千人把礼堂挤得满满的。

7. air v. 播送, 广播
例句：The program airs daily.
本节目每天广播。

8. assemble vt. 集合,召集,聚集; 配装,装
例句：He was busy assembling the bike.
他忙着装配自行车。

9. stunning adj. 了不起的,出色的,漂亮的
例句：The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance.
观众席上鸦雀无声,人们对他出色的表演感到惊叹。

10. skeptical adj. 怀疑的,多疑的
例句：Many were skeptical about this solution.
许多人对这一解决办法表示怀疑。

11. bother vt. 打扰, 烦扰, 搅扰, 使恼怒
例句：Could I bother you to give the package to Mr.Miller?
麻烦你把这个包裹交给米勒先生好吗?

12. menace n. 威胁, 胁迫, 危险
例句：The big hole outside the house is a menace to children's safety.
房子外面的大窟窿对孩子们的安全是个威胁。