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BBC news 2010-11-12 加文本
例句:Some employers reneged on agreements once the recession set in.
经济一衰退,有些雇主就违背了协议。
2.retain vt.保持; 保留
例句:This village still retains its old world character.
这个村庄仍然保持着古色古香的特色。
3.boundary n.分界线
例句:The boundaries of that country were changed by a treaty.
那个国家的边界根据条约有所更动。
4.straightforward adj.(人或行为) 坦诚的;坦率的;率直的
例句:She gave me a straightfor-ward answer.
她坦率地回答了我。
5.respondent n.回答问题的人;(尤指)调查对象
6.resist vt.vi.使用武力阻止(某事)发生[取得成功]; 抵抗; 对抗
例句:He could resist no longer.
他再也抵抗不住了。
7.indictment n.起诉,控告,起诉状
例句:The novel is a searing indictment of urban poverty.
这部小说是对城市贫困的震撼心灵的控诉。
8.implicate vt.牵涉,涉及(某人)
例句:The evidence clearly implicated him in the crime.
证据清楚显示他与这件罪案有牵连。
These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence.
这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。
9.humble adj.谦逊的, 谦虚的
例句:In my humble opinion, he will win the election.
依我拙见, 他将在选举中获胜。
(级别或地位)低下的, 卑微的
例句:He is a man of humble birth.
他出身卑微。
10.acclaim n.热烈欢迎或赞同; 称赞
例句:He was welcomed with great acclaim.
他受到十分热烈的欢迎。