BBC news 2011-05-22 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. troop n. 军队, 部队
例句：The troops swept past.
部队疾驰而过。

2. startling adj. 令人震惊的,惊人的
例句：A startling cultural transformation occurred in post-war Britain.
战后英国的文化出现了令人惊讶的变化。

3. due adj. 预定的, 预期的
例句：The boat is due to arrive at 12.
船预计在12点到。

4. heighten v. (使)提高; (使)加强[重]
例句：The news heightened my fears.
这消息使我更加恐惧。

5. spontaneous adj. 自发的;非出于强制的
例句：He made a spontaneous offer of help.
他自愿提供帮助。

6. tolerate vt. 忍受; 容忍
例句：She can tolerate that rude fellow.
她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。

7. inaugurate vt. 为…举行仪式
例句：The city library was inaugurated by the mayor.
市长主持了市图书馆的落成仪式。

8. oust vt. 驱逐, 革职, 罢黜
例句：The politician was ousted from office by a vote from members of his own party.
那个政客被他自己党内的成员投票表决赶下台。

9. erupt vi.（火山）爆发；（岩浆、烟等）喷出
例句：Volcanoes and geysers erupt.
火山和间歇喷泉均能喷发。

10. landslide n. 山崩, 滑坡
例句：The village was destroyed by a landslide.
滑坡摧毁了村庄。

11. orphanage n. 孤儿院
例句：She was brought up in an orphanage after her parents died.
她的父母去世后, 她是在孤儿院里被带大的。

12. inroad n. 进展
例句：We have made inroads into our painting job; we finished the kitchen already.
我们的粉刷工作有进展了, 已经把厨房刷好了。

13. electorate n. 全体选民
例句：The government was responsible to the electorate.
政府对全体选民负责。