BBC news 2011-05-30 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. suspend vt. 使停职;使暂停参加活动;使休学
例句：Tom was suspended from school for bad conduct.
汤姆因行为不端被停学。

2. bribery n. 行贿;受贿
例句：The policeman accused the thief of bribery.
警察指控那个小偷行贿。

3. wrongdoing n. 坏事,不道德行为
例句：He denied any wrongdoing.
他否认了做了坏事。

4. massacre n. 大屠杀，残杀
例句：There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.
在战争中, 这里的村民惨遭屠杀。

5. betrayal n. (被)背叛,出卖
例句：He was aware of sharp disappointment and betrayal.
他意识到绝望和被出卖。

6. humiliation n. 丢脸;羞辱;耻辱；蒙羞
例句：He suffered the humiliation of being forced to resign.
他蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱。

7. therapy n. 疗法
例句：The doctor said she should be given a physical therapy.
医生说她应该进行理疗。

8. violent adj. 剧烈的, 强烈的,猛烈的
例句：The violent winds buried the village in sand.
狂风把村子掩埋在沙中。

9. civilian n. 平民, 百姓
例句：All resources are thrown into the production of civilian goods. 
全部资源都投放到民用物品的生产上了。

10. stifle vt. 镇压; 遏制; 压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制
例句：The rebellion was stifled.
叛乱被镇压了。

11. libelous adj. 诽谤(性)的,中伤的
例句：I’m afraid we can’t print your story on the fraud scandal,it might be libellous.
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