VOA常速英语:Tunis Conference Aims to Pressure Syria's Assad on Aid, Political Change

2. agenda n. 议事日程，（会议的）议程表
例句：The first item on the agenda was how to cut down the cost in manufacture.
第一项议程是如何减少生产费用。

3. lack vt.缺乏; 缺少
例句：They met with many difficulties, for they lacked equipment, experience and technical data.
因为缺少设备, 缺乏经验和技术资料, 他们遇到不少困难。

4. persuasion n. 劝说; 说服(力)
例句：He decided to leave only after much persuasion.
经过多方劝说, 他才决定离开。

5. intensify vt. 加强,增强;使变激烈
例句：His absence only intensified her longing.
他不在身边唯使她愈益渴念。

6. replace vt. 代替，取代
例句：Trams are being replaced by the buses.
电车正在被公共汽车所代替。

7. satisfy v. 使满意; 满足
例句：Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.
她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。

8. defy vt. 不服从; 不尊重
例句：If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.
如果你不服从法律, 你就可能会坐牢。

9. approach n. 方法,方式;态度
例句：I like her approach to the problem.
我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。

10. moderate v. (使)减轻[缓和]; 节制
例句：You should moderate your language when children are present.
在孩子面前, 你说话应该有节制。