VOA常速英语:AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV

2. devastate vt. 在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮
例句：I was devastated by the news of the crash.
我获悉失事的消息感到十分震惊。

3. diagnose vt.诊断
例句：The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.
医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病。

4. worthy adj. 应得某事物; 值得做某事
例句：There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.
没有值得一提的事发生。

5. reflect vt.表达; 反映
例句：That choice reflects your good taste.
那选择反映了你的高雅品味。

6. anguish n. 极度的痛苦,剧痛,苦恼
例句：She cried out for anguish at parting.
分手时, 她由于痛苦而失声大哭。

7. contract vt. 染上(恶习, 疾病等)
例句：My son's contracted a severe fever.
我的儿子发高烧。

8. administer vt.管理, 支配；给予；执行, 实施
例句：The courts administer the law.
法院执行法律。

9. plight n. 境况, 困境,苦难,苦境
例句：He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless.
他贫病交加,处境十分困难。

10. inspiration n. 鼓舞人心的人(或事物)
例句：His wife was a constant inspiration to him.
他妻子是不断鼓舞他前进的人。