VOA慢速英语:From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember

词汇讲解：

1. gather vt. 收集;召集;使聚集
例句：He is gathering materials for a new book.
他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

2. capture vt. 捕获;俘虏
例句：The police have not captured the mugger yet.
警方还没有捕获那个行凶抢劫者。

3. treat vt. 对待;看待
例句：Do not treat this serious matter as a joke.
不要把这件严肃的事情当作笑料。

4. defeat vt. 战胜,击败
例句：The French defeated the English troops.
法国人打败了英国军队。

5. demand vt. 要求,请求
例句：The boss demanded that Mary (should) finish it within a week.
老板要求玛丽在一周内完成它。

6. complete vt. 使齐全;使完整
例句：Complete the sentences in the exercise by filling in the blanks.
在空白处填充使练习中各句成为完整句。

7. struggle vi. 奋斗;斗争
例句：They struggled for peace.
他们为和平而战。

8. dispute vi. 争论;争执
例句：The two countries disputed for years over a small strip of land on their border.
这两个国家为了边界上一块土地已经争执多年。