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BBC news 2010-05-19 加文本
例句:I want you to undertake all the responsibility.
我要你承担所有的责任。
Who will undertake the job of decorating the auditorium?
谁来负责装饰礼堂的工作?
2.volatile adj.易变的, 无长性的,无定性的,反复无常的, 易激动的
例句:With the markets being so volatile, investments are at great risk.
由于市场那么变化不定, 投资冒着很大的风险。
3.contender n.(冠军)争夺者;竞争者
例句:a strong contender for the gold medal
金牌的强有力争夺者
4.nonetheless a.虽然如此;但是
5.prompt vt.促使, 推动, 引起
例句:The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。
What prompted him to be so generous?
是什么原因使得他如此大方呢?
6.override vt.(以权力)否决,推翻,不理会,不顾
例句:The Congress overrode the President's objection and passed the law.
国会不顾总统的反对, 通过了那项法令。
7.stringent adj.严格的;严厉的
例句:Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.
合同中有几项条件太苛刻。
8.desperate adj.不顾一切的, 拼命的
例句:He is a desperate criminal.
他是个亡命之徒。
The prisoners grew more desperate.
囚犯们在绝望中更加不顾死活了。
9.rupture vt.vi.(使容器或管道等)断裂,破裂
例句:They reported that the pipeline had ruptured.
他们报告说管道已经破裂了。
10.formality n.拘泥形式, 拘谨;遵守礼节
例句:There’s no time for formality in everyday life.
在日常生活中没有时间讲究礼节。
11.impartiality n.公平;公正;不偏不倚
例句:He shows impartiality and detachment.
他表现得不偏不倚,超然事外。
The BBC must ensure that due impartiality is preserved in its news programmes.
英国广播公司必须确保新闻节目保持应有的公正。