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Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words.
欢迎收看美国之音：新闻词汇。
Japan has been developing new kinds of fruit for almost 100 years.
近100年来，日本一直在开发新的水果品种。
Superior
优越的；上司
One fruit is a superior grape called Shine Muscat that can cost $100 per bunch in Japan.
其中一种水果是一种名为阳光玫瑰的优质葡萄，在日本每串售价100美元。
But officials say China and South Korea copied the seeds of the superior grape and produced a similar fruit to sell at a lower cost.
但官员们表示，中国和韩国复制了这种优质葡萄的种子，生产出了类似的水果，并以更低的价格出售。
Here, superior means "better," but it can also mean excellent.
在这里，superior的意思是“更好的”，但它也可以指优秀的。
And it can be a noun: A work superior is someone in a higher-level position than you at your place of employment.
它也可以作名词：work superior是指在你工作的地方职位比你高的人。
