BBC news 2011-07-04 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. depose vt. 罢免
例句：The head of state was deposed by the army.
国家元首被军队罢免了。

2. provisional adj. 暂时的;临时的
例句：All these conclusions are provisional.
所有这些结论都是暂时性的。

3. incumbent adj. 在职的
例句：He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.
他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。

4. pause n. 停顿, 暂停
例句：He came to a pause in reading and then went on reading.
他在阅读中停顿了一下, 又继续念下去。

5. derail vt. 使（火车）出轨；使脱轨
例句：The train derailed after it hit a tree.
火车撞树后出轨。

6. deploy vt. 使展开; 施展; 部署
例句：The commander deployed his men along the railway.
指挥官把兵力部署在铁路沿线上。

7. 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。

8. frequent vt. 常到, 光顾, 常与…交往
例句：He frequents the local restaurants.
他经常光顾当地的餐馆。

9. groundless adj. 无理由的;无根据的
例句：Our suspicions turned out to be groundless.
结果证明我们的怀疑毫无根据。

10. mastermind vt. 巧妙地计划, 策划(某一行动)
例句：He masterminded a number of terrorist attacks.
他谋划了许多次恐怖袭击行动。

11. halve vt. 把…分成两半;把…减半，对分
例句：The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
股价从夏天572 便士的高价已经下跌了一半以上。

12. scrutiny n. 细看, 细查; 监视
例句：He drew the conclusion after scrutinies.
经过详尽的调查他才得出这个结论。