BBC news 2011-06-23 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. best-known adj. 众所周知的; 著名的
例句：He is one of the world's best-known writers.
他是世界上最知名的作家之一。

2. confess vt. 承认, 供认（错误或罪行）
例句：They confessed themselves to have made a great mistake.
他们承认自己犯了大错。

3. bail n. 保释金
例句：Her parents have agreed to put up bail for her.
她父母同意为她支付保释金。

4. chronic adj. 长期的；慢性的；难以治愈（或根除）的
例句：He had a chronic cough.
他患了慢性咳嗽。

5. deteriorate vi. 恶化, 变坏,退化
例句：Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.
食物在夏天爱变质。

6. withdraw v. (使)撤退[出]; （使）撤回, 撤离
例句：The general decided to withdraw his soldiers.
那位将军决定撤军。

7. enormous adj. 巨大的, 极大的, 庞大的
例句：They derive enormous pleasure from reading.
他们从阅读中得到了极大的乐趣。

8. punctuate vt. 不时打断某事物
例句：The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause.
听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。

9. disruption n. 分裂;崩溃;瓦解
例句：The incident led to the disruption of the family.
那件事导致了家庭的破裂。

10. ambassador n. 大使, 使节
例句：He is the Chinese ambassador to Japan.
他是中国驻日本大使。

11. evacuate v. 撤离, 疏散
例句：They all evacuated when the enemy approached the city.
敌人逼近这个城市时他们已撤退了。

12. facilitate vt. 使便利, 减轻…的困难
例句：Tractors facilitate farming.
拖拉机使耕作便利。