VOA常速英语:Wisconsin Excels in Job Creation

词汇讲解：

1. intensify v. (使)增强, (使)加剧
例句：The drought has intensified.
旱情加剧了。

2. instructive adj. 有教育意义的;有启发性的
例句：The lecture was instructive and interesting.
那次讲演既有益又有趣。

3. finish v. 结束, 完成
例句：We'll never finish if we go on at this rate.
以这样的速度, 我们永远也完不成。

4. assortment n. 各种各样
例句：This shop has a good assortment of goods to choose from.
该店各色货物俱全,任君选择。

5. tuck vt.塞进；翻折
例句：He tucked his shirt into his trousers.
他把衬衫塞进裤子里。

6. fit v. (使)适合
例句：The hat fits perfectly.
这顶帽子挺合适的。

7. hitch vt. (用环、钩等)套住, 钩住(某物)
例句：He hitched the horse's rope over the pole.
他把马缰绳拴在柱子上。

8. shrink v. 收缩; （使）缩水, 收缩, 缩小, 皱缩
例句：Washing wool in hot water will shrink it.
在热水中洗毛织品会使其缩水。

9. award n. 奖,奖品;奖状
例句：The novel earned him a literary award.
这部长篇小说为他赢得文学奖。

10. add v. 加, 加入; 增加, 添加
例句：She tasted her lemonade, then added more sugar.
她尝尝柠檬水，然后又往里加了点糖。