VOA常速英语:Egypt Called Major Hub of Illegal Ivory Trade

2. attempt n. 尝试, 试图, 企图
例句：After repeated attempts they finally succeeded.
经过反复尝试, 他们终于成功了。

3. origin n. 起点; 来源
例句：What's the origin of your anxiety?
你焦虑的根源是什么?

4. funnel v. 通过
例句：The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match.
足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

5. supersede vt.取代, 接替
例句：No sooner do you buy a computer than they bring out a new one which supersedes it.
你买电脑后不久他们就会推出新产品取代它。

6. toll n. 损失;伤亡人数
例句：The death toll has risen to 200.
死亡人数已上升到两百人。

7. penalty n.惩罚, 处罚；不利后果, 损失
例句：There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.
现在对酗酒开车的处罚更严厉了。

8. identify vt.认出, 识别
例句：She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。

9. raid n. 突然查抄,搜捕
例句：The police made a raid on the house looking for drugs.
警方突然搜查这幢房子,寻找毒品。

10. alternative n. 取舍, 抉择, 可供选择的事物
例句：The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外, 惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。