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BBC news 2009-05-17 加文本
2.barbaric a.野蛮的, 粗野的
3.guerrilla n.游击队
例句:Because of the huge disparity in the strengths of the two parties, they have to choose guerrilla war.
两军实力相差悬殊,只能打游击战了。
4.appall vt.使丧胆, 使惊骇
例句:The public were appalled when they heard the president had been murdered.
听到总统被谋杀的消息公众惊骇万分。
5.discipline vt.训练, 惩罚
例句:The new regulation will discipline the clerk who talk freely with others during school hours.
新规定会好好管教那些上班时间随意聊天的员工。
6.tarnish v.使失去光泽, 玷污
例句:Ensuring enough Rh-negative blood is just the latest attempt to avoid mishaps over health and food safety that would tarnish its image during the games.
确保拥有足够的Rh阴性血不过是当局的最新努力,当局要避免在保健和食品安全方面发生事故,这类事故一旦在奥运期间发生将损害中国的形像。
7.constituent n.成分, 选民, 构成物
8.parameter n.参数
例句:The legends of the insert picture help us know the parameter of the car.
插图帮助我们了解这车的参数。
9.resonate vt.(使)共鸣, (使)共振
10.disguise v.假装, 隐瞒【法】假装, 托辞, 佯装
例句:The enemy acted in order to disguise a threat, but we are not going to buy it.
敌人的行动根本是“项庄舞剑,意在沛公”,蒙蔽不了我们。
11.inmate n.同住者, 被收容者
例句:A death row inmate set for execution next week for the rape and murder of a young woman has chosen to die in the electric chair.
一名死囚犯人因为奸杀一年轻女子,下周将被执行死刑,他选择用电椅来结束自己的生命。
12.narcotics n.麻醉毒品
13.successive=consecutive adj.连续的
例句:He didn't get any sleep for two successive nights, so his eyes were all bloodshot.
他一连两夜没有睡,满眼都是血丝。
It is reported that Asian shares have gone down for four consecutive days.
据报道,亚洲股市已经连续四天走低了。