慢速英语:Finding Your Position on the Globe Was Not Always Easy

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1. device n. 设备,仪器,装置
例句：The television receiver is an electronic device.
电视接收器是一种电子装置。

2. latitude n. 纬度
例句：The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.
这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

3. solve vt. 解决;解释;阐明
例句：With the help of his friends, he finally solved the problem.
在朋友们的帮助下,他终于解决了问题。

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

5. publish vt. 出版;发行
例句：The publishing house has published five dictionaries.
这家出版社已出版了五部字典。

6. complex adj. 复杂的,错综复杂的;难懂的
例句：It was a complex problem.
这是一个复杂的问题。

7. affect vt. 影响;对...发生作用
例句：The amount of rain affects the growth of crops.
雨量影响作物的生长。 
 
8. rejecte vt. 拒绝,抵制
例句：The plan was rejected.
该计划遭拒绝。