VOA常速英语:Art Imitates Life in New Comedy 'Jeff, Who Lives At Home'

词汇讲解：
1. married adj. 已婚的
例句：Married people usually have a different view of life from single people.
已婚的人与单身的人通常有不同的人生观。

2. prospect n. 可能性;前景,前途
例句：The prospects of the car industry are brightening.
汽车工业前途看好。

3. fret vt. 使苦恼;使烦躁;使发愁
例句：She'll fret herself to death one of these days.
她总有一天会愁死的。

4. chagrin n. (由失败等引起的)懊恼,懊丧,悔恨,委屈，烦闷
例句：Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race.
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。

5. blunder vi. 踉踉跄跄地走,跌跌撞撞地走，慌乱地走
例句：Without my glasses, I blundered into the wrong room.
我没戴眼镜, 跌跌撞撞地走错了房间。

6. worthy adj. 应得某事物; 值得做某事
例句：He is worthy of our praise.
他值得我们赞许。

7. acclaim n. 热烈欢迎或赞同; 称赞
例句：He was welcomed with great acclaim.
他受到十分热烈的欢迎。

8. eliminate vt. 排除,消除,消灭
例句：Our goal is to eliminate poverty.
我们的目标是消灭贫困。

9. maintain vt.保持; 继续；保养, 维护
例句：The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.
两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。

10. expand vt. 使…变大, 扩大, 扩张
例句：The merchant wants to expand his business.
那个商人想扩大他的经营。