VOA常速英语:American Students Find New Expressions of Faith

词汇讲解：

1. commit vt. 承诺; 使自己受约束
例句：He has committed himself to support them.
他答应负担他们的生活。

2. faith n. 信任; 信仰; 信心
例句：Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.
正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。

3. 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。

4. interpret vt. 解释; 说明
例句：I interpreted his silence as a refusal.
我把他的沉默看作是拒绝的表示。

5. observant adj. 严格遵守...的
例句：A careful driver is observant of the traffic rules.
谨慎小心的驾驶者严格遵守交通规则。

6. counsel vt.劝告, 建议
例句：I counselled your trying once again.
我建议你再试一次。

7. fault n. 缺点,毛病, 责任,咎
例句：The fault is entirely mine.
责任全在于我。

8. ponder v. 考虑; 深思熟虑
例句：She pondered his marriage proposal for weeks.
几个星期以来她认真地考虑着他的求婚。

9. inclined adj. 倾向…的, 有…意向的
例句：The news makes me inclined to change my mind.
这条消息使我产生改变主意的念头。

10. various adj. 各种不同的, 各种各样的；一些, 若干
例句：The products we sell are many and various.
我们出售的产品是各式各样的。