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BBC news 2011-04-24 加文本
词汇讲解:
1. immediate adj. 立即的,即可的
例句:About the problem, we must take immediate actions.
关于那个问题, 我们应该立即采取行动。
2. grant vt. 同意,准许,答应给予
例句:He refused to grant them long-term credits.
他拒绝给他们长期信贷。
3. initiative n. 主动性,主动权
例句:The initiative rests with us.
主动权掌握在我们手里。
4. mourner n. 哀悼者,送葬者
例句:Mourners thronged to the funeral.
吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。
5. panic n. 恐慌,惊慌,慌乱
例句:There was a panic when the building caught fire.
大楼起火时, 人们一片惊慌。
6. unmanned adj. 无人驾驶的,无人操纵的
例句:Scientists say these unmanned flights can make important and exciting discoveries.
科学家们说这次无人驾驶的太空飞行能够获得令人兴奋的重大发现。
7. withdraw v. 撤退,撤离,收回
例句:The general decided to withdraw his soldiers.
那位将军决定撤军。
8. large-scale adj. 大规模的,大范围的
例句:It was the first large-scale airborne attack in the annals of war.
在战争史中,这是第一次使用大规模空降部队的进攻。
9. cruise n. 乘船游览,巡游
例句:They went on a cruise to Tenerife.
他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
10. smuggling n. 走私,偷运
例句:The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.
证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
11. endangered adj. 快要绝种的
例句:This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.
那个岛继续作为濒危物种的保护区。
12. compact adj. 压缩的,紧凑的,小型的
例句:The company came up with a new, more compact computer.
公司推出了一种新的更小型的电脑。