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BBC news 2011-05-23 加文本
词汇讲解:
1. lengthy adj. 长的, 漫长的
例句:We finally decided after lengthy deliberations.
我们经过长时间考虑后最终做出了决定。
2. hostage n. 人质
例句:He was taken hostage by the guerilla
游击队将他扣为人质
3. intermittent adj. 间歇的; 断断续续的
例句:Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?
你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗?
4. grenade n. 手榴弹
例句:He killed two policemen with a grenade.
他用一枚手榴弹炸死了两名警察。
5. suspend vt. 暂停, 终止
例句:Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。
6. pave vt. 为…铺平道路
例句:Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.
他们的经济政策为工业发展铺平了道路。
7. mediate vt. 调停;调解
例句:The government must mediate the struggle for water resources.
政府必须通过调解解决对水资源的争夺。
8. airlift vt. 空运
例句:The nurse had been airlifted to Kinshasa.
这位护士被用飞机送到金沙萨。
9. envoy n. 使节;公使
例句:He served as envoy to the French government.
他是派往法国政府的外交使节。
10. successor n. 接替的人或事物, 继任者
例句:He gave the days over to his successor.
他把钥匙移交给他的继任者。
11. allude vi. 提及, 暗指, 间接提到, 影射
例句:In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design.
在你的谈话中, 你提到了某个阴谋。
12. surplus n. 过剩
例句:The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses.
美国努力把过剩粮食处理掉。