An unidentified donor gave three hundred thousand dollars to build the new room. The University of Missouri describes it as one of the first of its kind at a nursing school in the United States. Pictures are at voaspecialenglish.com.

And that's the VOA Special English Technology Report, written by June Simms. I'm Steve Ember.

rank [ræŋk]

n. 排；等级；军衔；队列

adj. 讨厌的；恶臭的；繁茂的

vt. 排列；把 … 分等

vi. 列为；列队

【 例句 】 Glory, honor, wealth, and rank , such things are nothing but shadows. 荣耀，名誉，财富及等级这些东西都是虚物 。

handicap ['hændikæp]

n. 障碍；不利条件，不利的因素

vt. 妨碍，阻碍；使不利

过去式 handicapped 过去分词 handicapped 现在分词 handicapping

【 例句 】 The technology to overcome these handicaps and jump-start economic development exists. 目前不乏技术可以克服障碍和推动经济发展 。

mannequin ['mænikin]

n. 人体模型；服装模特儿

n. 人体模型；服装模特儿

medication [,medi'kei

ʃ

ən]

n. 药物；药物治疗；药物处理