BBC news 2011-07-02 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. 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。

2. prosecution n. 起诉, 诉讼
例句：The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.
史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。

3. dismiss vt. 驳回；不受理
例句：The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
法官因缺乏证据而拒不受理这宗案件。

4. roam v. 随便走, 漫步, 漫游
例句：They roamed about in the park.
他们在公园里漫步。

5. forensic adj. 用于法庭的;法医的
例句：Forensic tests showed that the man had been poisoned.
法医检验表明那个人曾经中毒。

6. demonstration n. 游行示威
例句：The demonstration lasted from dawn till dusk.
示威游行由黎明一直持续到天黑。

7. gathering n. 聚集, 集会
例句：Every year we have a gathering of old boys. 
我们年年举行校友联欢会。 

8. impose vt. 把...强加于
例句：The present trouble was imposed on him.
目前的困难是强加在他身上的。

9. budget n. 预算
例句：The work was finished on time and within budget
工作按时完成且未超出预算。

10. rare adj. 罕见的, 珍贵的,很少发生的,少见的
例句：It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.
很少见到一个人能活到160岁。

11. sack vt. 解雇
例句：Facer was sacked five days ago.
费塞五天前被解雇了。

12. redundant adj. 因人员过剩而被解雇的
例句：Seventy men at the factory were redundant because of falling demand for our products.
由于对我们产品需求的减少, 工厂里有70人被辞退了。