BBC news 2011-05-12 加文本

  词汇讲解：

1. decade n. 十年, 十年间
例句：Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.
过去的十年间, 物价一直在上涨。

2. billionaire n. 亿万富翁
例句：Bill Gates is a billionaire.
比尔盖兹是亿万富翁。

3. fortune n. 庞大的财富, 财产, 大笔的钱, 巨款
例句：He came into a large fortune when his rich uncle died.
有钱的叔父死后, 他继承了一大笔财产。

4. confidential adj. 秘密的, 机密的
例句：The results of conference are still confidential.
会议决议仍保密。

5. prevalence n. 流行,盛行;普遍,广泛
例句：They were very surprised by the prevalence of anti-government sentiments. 
他们对普遍存在的反政府情绪感到很吃惊。

6. squander vt. (指钱, 财产等)浪费, 乱花
例句：He squanders all the money which his father gives him.
他挥霍了他父亲给他的全部钱财。

7. warfare n. 战争, 战争状态
例句：They are waging warfare with drought.
他们正同干旱作斗争。

8. dramatic adj. 引人注目的, 给人深刻印象的
例句：She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes.
她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。

9. cameraman n. 摄影师;摄影记者
例句：My younger brother has always wanted to be a cameraman.
我弟弟一直想当个影视摄影师。

10. bailout n. 紧急援助
例句：Here is the $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry.
这是7000亿美元救市计划。

11. muster v..集合, 召集, 集结
例句：The troops mustered on the square.
部队已在广场上集合。