BBC news 2011-07-03 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. dismiss vt. 解雇; 撤职; 开除
例句：The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

2. stage vt. 举行
例句：The union staged a one-day strike.
工会筹划举行一天的罢工。

3. appease vt. 使平息; 安抚; 抚慰
例句：The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.
普遍认为,这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。

4. chant vt. 反复有节奏地喊叫(或唱等)
例句：The crowd chanted slogans.
人群有节奏地反复呼喊着口号。

5. session n. (尤指法庭、议会等)开庭, 开会
例句：They will go into secret session.
他们将召开秘密会议。

6. bloc n. 集团；联盟
例句：A solid bloc of union members support the decision.
工会会员团结起来支持该决定。

7. protracted adj. 拖延的;长时间的；延长的
例句：We won victory through protracted struggle.
经过长期的斗争,我们取得了胜利。

8. complicate vt. 使复杂化
例句：These events will greatly complicate the situation.
这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

9. biased adj. 有偏见的;倾向性的;片面的
例句：Many parents are biased against popular music.
许多父母对流行音乐有偏见。

10. widespread adj. 分布广的; 普遍的, 广泛的
例句：There is a widespread dissatisfaction among the students with the food on campus.
学生们普遍对学校的饭菜不太满意。

11. bankruptcy n. 破产；倒闭
例句：The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
政府通过给企业贷款使他们免遭倒闭。

12. compatriot n. 同胞,同国人
例句：He believes that he and his compatriot student are the future leader.
他相信他和他同国的学生是未来的领袖。