VOA常速英语:Realtors' Association Welcomes GOP Debate on Housing Market

2. drag n. 累赘, 障碍
例句：She loves her family, but they're a drag on her career.
她热爱自己的家庭, 但家庭却是她事业的拖累。

3. surround vt.包围
例句：Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.
会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

4. burst v. 突然发作, 突然发生，猛冲
例句：The storm burst and we all got wet.
暴风雨突然袭来, 我们都淋湿了。

5. recover v. 恢复健康;恢复原状;恢复
例句：It took a long time for him to recover from a bad cold.
他患重感冒,很长时间才康复。

6. uneven adj. 不一致的;不相等的;有差异的
例句：Her works have been rather uneven this year.
她今年的作品相当参差不齐。

7. perceive vt.感觉, 察觉, 理解
例句：She has perceived the danger.
她已觉察到那危险了。

8. mortgage n. 抵押借款
例句：The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.
银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。

9. distress n. 悲痛, 痛苦, 忧伤, 苦恼；贫困, 窘迫；危险, 困难, 危难
例句：Nothing could alleviate his distress.
什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。

10. trend n.趋势, 倾向；流行
例句：The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
暴力犯罪的上升是一种令人担忧的新趋势。