America:The story of us episode2

New Words

• prostitute['prɑstətut]IELTSn. 妓女 来自pro-,向前，-stit,站立，词源同stand,institute.字面意思即站在前面，引申词义买卖，供挑选等。
• confederation [kənfedə’reɪʃ(ə)n]CET6n. 联盟；邦联；同盟con-, 强调。-fed, 相信，信任，词源同faith, confide.
• endow [ɪn’daʊ; en-]CET6vt. 赋予；捐赠；天生具有en-, 进入，使。-dow, 给予，词源同donate, dowry.
• prodigious[prə’dɪdʒəs]IELTS TOEFLadj. 惊人的，异常的，奇妙的；巨大的prodigious fleet
• salute [sə’l(j)uːt]CET6n./v. 致敬，欢迎；敬礼The first thing that saluted our eyes
• maverick ['mæv(ə)rɪk]TOEFLadj.特立独行的
• obsess [əb’ses]TOEFLvt. 迷住，缠住；使…着迷；使…困扰ob-,在上，表强调，-sess,坐
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Oral language

• News leaks out,
  

• Now the country’s 50000 miles telegraph network means communication is almost instantaneous.