VOA常速英语:Economists Say Steep Challenges Await Next Administration

2. administration n. 管理,经营;监督
例句：The administration of a big business requires skill in dealing with people.
管理一个大企业需要与人相处的技巧。

3. double v. 是…的两倍, (使)加倍
例句：The house has doubled in value since I bought it.
自从我买下这幢房子以来, 它的价值已增加了一倍。

4. lower vt. 减低;减弱
例句：We have to lower our expenses.
我们得减少开支。

5. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句：There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。

6. immediate adj. 立即的, 即刻的; 紧迫的
例句：About the problem, we must take immediate actions.
关于那个问题, 我们应该立即采取行动。

7. approach vt. 接近,靠近
例句：He cautiously approached the house.
他小心地走近那房子。

8. bankrupt vt. 使破产, 使枯竭, 使极端贫困
例句：The cost of defending the libel action almost bankrupted the small magazine.
为诽谤罪辩护的诉讼费几乎使这家小杂志社破产。

9. dictate vt. 命令,规定,要求,指定
例句：The police dictated where the large, noisy crowd should stand during the parade.
警察指定在游行时那一大堆喧闹的人群应站的位置。

10. exacerbate vt.使恶化;使加重
例句：The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain.
他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。