BBC news 2011-04-16 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. march v. 前进，行进
例句：The crowd of demonstrators marched along the main street.
游行群众沿主要街道行进。

2. personnel n. (总称)人员，员工，全体人员
例句：Airline personnel can purchase flight tickets at reduced prices. 
航空公司的职员可以优惠价购买飞机票。

3. witness n. 目击者
例句：She was a witness of the incident.
她是事件的目击者。

4. charity n. 慈善团体，慈善机构
例句：These homeless children received some money and clothes from some charities.
一些无家可归的孩子收到了来自一些慈善机构的钱和衣物。

5. imprison vt. 下狱，监禁
例句：They imprisoned many of those they caught.
他们把抓来的许多人关入了监狱。

6. poll n. 民意调查
例句：The latest poll gives the Republicans a 5％ lead.
最近的民意调查结果表明共和党领先了五个百分点。

7. shortcoming n. 缺点，短处
例句：Not being punctual is his greatest shortcoming.
不守时是他的最大缺点。

8. front-runner n. 竞争中的领先者
例句：The former first lady enters the race as the front runner for the Democratic nomination.
这位前第一夫人在争取党内候选人提名的竞赛中地位领先。

9. plunge v. （使）陷入
例句：He was reluctant to plunge into a bitter personal and partisan wrangle. 
他不愿卷入这种个人之间的和党派的激烈争论。

10. compelling adj. 引人入胜的，吸引人的
例句：She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.
他的故事使她听得入神,以至她忘记喝酒了。

11. breakup n. 终止，解散
例句：The Thirty Year’s War nearly caused the breakup of the empire.
30年的战争几乎导致帝国的解体。