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2011-06-13来源:BBC


词汇讲解:

1. term n. 任期; 期限
例句:An American President's term of office is four years.
美国总统的任期是四年。

2. rival n. 竞争对手,敌手
例句:He beat his rival.
他击败了他的竞争对手。

3. referendum n. (就某政治问题的)公民投票
例句:The question was decided by a referendum.
这问题是由全民投票决定的。

4. mass adj. 许多的, 大量的, 大规模的
例句:The grand mass rally was held on the square.
广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。

5. abandon vt. 遗弃, 抛弃
例句:She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.
她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。

6. assault n. 攻击, 猛袭, 突袭
例句:They responded with assaults against the enemy's bases.
他们向敌人阵地发起反攻。

7. conduct v. 实施;处理;经营,管理
例句:They hired agents to conduct their affairs.
他们雇请代理人来处理他们的事务。

8. eliminate vt. 消灭, 干掉
例句:The dictator had eliminated all his political opponents.
独裁者干掉了他所有的政敌。

9. eruption n. 喷发, 爆发
例句:There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.
今年火山爆发了好几次。

10. ground v. 搁浅; 停飞
例句:Cloudy skies grounded planes to Washington.
天空多云使飞往华盛顿的飞机停飞。

11. reflect vt. 表达; 反映
例句:Does this letter reflect how you really think?
这封信反映你的真实想法吗?