VOA常速英语:Hearing Aid Common in Europe Turns Up Volume in US

词汇讲解：

1. decipher vt. 破译(密码), 辨认(潦草字迹)
例句：I can't decipher his sloppy handwriting.
我无法辨认他那潦草的字迹。

2. thrilled adj. 非常兴奋的,极为激动的
例句：They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery.
他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。

3. activate vt. 使活动, 起动, 触发
例句：We must activate the youth to study.
我们要激励青年去学习。

4. install vt.安装；安顿, 安置；使…正式就职
例句：He's going to install an air-conditioner in the house.
他要在这屋子里装空调机。

5. transmit vt. 传导
例句：Glass transmits light but not sound.
玻璃传导光, 但不传导声音。

6. advocacy n. 支持, 拥护, 鼓吹；辩护；辩护术；辩护业
例句：He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.
他坚持提倡新的科学方法。

7. reluctant adj.不情愿的, 勉强的
例句：I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
我极不愿意让他去干此事。

8. hassle n. 困难的事情, 麻烦的事情
例句：It was a real hassle to apply for the insurance money.
申请保险金实在是一件麻烦事。

9. trial n. 讨厌的人[事物], 忧虑[麻烦]的原因
例句：The recorder next door is a great trial to us.
隔壁邻居的那台录音机响得真是让人受不了。

10. charitable adj. 慈善的,仁爱的
例句：She assigned her whole estate to a charitable organization.
她把她的全部房产转让给一个慈善机构。