VOA慢速英语:Some US Students Learn Mandarin With China's Help

例句：This was where we were to have our preparatory language courses.
      这就是我们要上语言预备课的地方。

2.gain vt. vi.获得, 赢得

例句：The man gained a lot in the business, but he lost the respect of his friends.
      那个人做这买卖赚了很多钱, 但他却失去了朋友们对他的尊敬。

3.admit v.容许,承认

例句：Larry admitted using threatening behavior.
      拉里承认用了恐吓手段。

4.gigantic adj.巨大的, 庞大的

例句：He has a gigantic appetite and eats gigantic meals.
      他有很大的食量, 能吃很多的食物。

      The company has made gigantic losses this year, and will probably go out of business.
      该公司今年亏损巨大, 有可能倒闭。

5.propaganda n.宣传；鼓吹

例句：The government produced much political propaganda.
      政府进行了大量的政治宣传。

6.detect vt.察觉,发觉;侦查,探测;对…检波

例句：I detected a note of urgency in her voice.
      我从她声音中察觉到情况紧急。

7.ostracize vt.放逐,流放

例句：The princess was ostracized for marrying a rich bourgeois.
       公主因与一位富有的商人结婚而被逐出皇族。

摈弃;排斥
 
例句：to ostracize someone you don’t like
      排斥某个自己不喜欢的人