VOA常速英语:Iraq Struggles to Create Jobs and Wealth

词汇讲解：

1. lingering adj. 拖延的;逗留不去的
例句：Unemployment and lingering disease cooperated to make his family broken.
失业加上长期的疾病,使他倾家荡产。

2. bicker vi. 争吵, 口角
例句：The two children were always bickering.
那两个孩子总是争吵。

3. dominate vt. 控制, 支配, 统治；在…中占首要地位
例句：Sports, and not learning, seem to dominate in the school.
似乎是运动而不是学习在那所学校占重要地位。

4. yield vt. 生产, 出产, 带来
例句：His business yields big profits.
他的企业获利大。

5. dwarf vt.(使)显得矮小, 使相形见绌
例句：Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists.
莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。

6. spur vt. 鞭策,鼓励
例句：He spurred his players to fight harder.
他激励他的球员更加努力地战斗。

7. hesitant adj. 犹豫的
例句：The wife looked over her shoulder at her husband when she was hesitant.
妻子犹豫不决,回头看丈夫的眼色行事。

8. haggle vi.讨价还价
例句：In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.
在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。

9. 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。

10. poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困
例句：They lived in poverty.
他们生活在贫困之中。