VOA慢速英语:'The Devil and Tom Walker,' by Washington Irving

treasure – n. a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value

devil - n. the Devil the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell

skull - n. the structure of bones that form the head and face of a person or animal

ax - n. a tool that has a heavy metal blade and a long handle and that is used for chopping wood

giant - n. a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person

witch - n. a woman who is thought to have magic powers

lend - v. to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned

slave - n. someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay