VOA常速英语:Romney's Religion Could be Factor in US Presidential Race

词汇讲解：

1. narrow adj. 勉强的; 险胜的;刚刚好的
例句：She won the champion by a narrow margin.
她以微弱优势赢得冠军。

2. 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。

3. oppose v. 反对; 使相对
例句：He had opposed Jim's entry right at the beginning.
从一开始他就反对吉姆参与。

4. cult n. 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。

5. credence n. 相信;信任
例句：Her denials of this charge served merely to lend it credence.
她对这一指控的矢口否认,反倒更使人相信这一指控是真的。

6. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

7. faith n. 信任; 信仰; 信心
例句：Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.
正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。

8. tolerant adj. 容忍的, 忍受的
例句：She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.
她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。

9. reluctance n. 不愿意；勉强
例句：She showed reluctance to cooperate with us.
她表示不愿与我们合作。

10. overcome vt. 战胜;克服
例句：The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

11. convince vt. 使相信; 使明白，使确信，使信服
例句：Compulsion will never result in convincing them.
强迫永远不会使他们信服。