BBC news 2011-06-19 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. palace n. 宫, 宫殿
例句：The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
英国女王住在白金汉宫。

2. restore vt. 使恢复；修复; 重建
例句：At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.
目前医生每天在给他按摩, 帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。

3. urgent adj. 急迫的, 紧要的；催促的
例句：This matter is top urgent!
此事万分紧急!

4. complaint n. 抱怨, 诉苦；投诉, 控告
例句：Letters of complaint flooded in.
投诉的信件潮涌般寄来。

5. adamant adj. 坚定不移的, 坚强不屈的
例句：Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.
维罗妮卡坚信他们必须继续留下去。

6. setback n. 挫折; 阻碍
例句：The setback did not damp his zest.
挫折没有浇熄他的热情。

7. ransom n. 付赎金救人; 赎金
例句：They have to pay a large ransom.
他们不得不付一大笔赎金。

8. routine adj. 例行的; 常规的
例句：It's just a routine medical examination, nothing to get worried about.
这只是例行的体格检查, 没有什么可担心的。

9. negotiate v. 谈判; 磋商; 协商; 议定; 商定; 达成协议
例句：We've decided to negotiate a loan with them.
我们决定和他们商定贷款之事。

10. grant vt. 准许; 答应给予
例句：He refused to grant them long-term credits.
他拒绝给他们长期信贷。

11. priority n. 优先考虑的事
例句：The development of the national economy is a top priority.
发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。

12. outspoken adj. 直言的;坦率的
例句：She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.
她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。