VOA常速英语:Chocolate as a Lifestyle

2. embrace vt.包括; 包含；接受；信奉, 皈依
例句：This course of study embraces every aspect of the subject.
本课程涉及这门学科的每个方面。

3. independent adj. 单独的;分开的;自立的
例句：My elder sisters and brothers have moved away from home and are now independent.
我的哥哥姐姐已从家里搬了出去,现在都自立了。

4. decide v. 下决心; (使)决定；解决, 裁决, 肯定, 断定
例句：We must decide that ourselves.
这得由我们自己决定。

5. include vt.包括, 包含
例句：Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.
他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。

6. note vt. 提到,指明
例句：He noted the importance of the problem in his lecture.
他在讲座中着重提到这一问题的重要性。

7. decade n. 十年, 十年间
例句：Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
过去的十年间, 物价一直在上涨。

8. escape n.逃走, 逃脱; 逃避；消遣, 解闷
例句：We quickly cut off the enemy's escape.
我们迅速切断了敌人的退路。

9. tribute n. 敬意,尊崇,称颂;礼物
例句：We must give tribute to all those who helped make this a free country.
我们必须称颂那些为使这个国家成为自由之邦而出力的人。

10. memoir n. 回忆录, 自传
例句：He published his memoirs on the Second World War.
他出版了他的第二次世界大战回忆录。