BBC news 2011-07-07 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. giant n. 大公司；强大的组织
例句：That company is a giant in the electronics industry. 
那家公司在电子工业中实力最强。

2. deplorable adj. 糟透的;可叹的;可悲的
例句：It is deplorable that anyone should come between a child and its parents.
如果有人想离间孩子和父母,那将是可悲的。

3. employ vt. 雇用
例句：The mill employs a thousand workers.
这家工厂雇用了一千名工人。

4. surround vt. 包围
例句：The firemen surrounded the burning building.
消防队员包围了熊熊燃烧的建筑物。

5. recession n. 经济衰退; 不景气；经济萎缩
例句：The recession have cause thousands of bankruptcy.
经济不景气造成数千万的破产。

6. inflate v. (使)通货膨胀, 物价上涨
例句：The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.
买主们竞相投标, 往往人为地提高价钱。

7. isolated adj. 孤独的；孤立的
例句：The radical group in the ruling party is becoming increasingly isolated.
执政党内的激进派日益孤立。

8. last vi. 延续; 继续
例句：The rain lasted quite a few days.
雨一连下了好几天。

9. guarantee n. 保证, 保障; 保证书; 保用期
例句：Can you give me your guarantee that the goods will be delivered before Friday?
你能给我保证这批货在星期五之前交货吗?

10. acquire vt. 获得, 得到, 养成
例句：We should acquire more firsthand information.
我们应当取得更多的第一手资料。

11. venue n. 聚集地点;会场;(尤指)体育比赛场所
例句：The Grand Hotel, venue of this week’s talks, is packed out.
作为本周会谈场址的格兰德大饭店已经客满。

12. boost vt. 促进, 改善, 激励
例句：We need a holiday to boost our spirits.
我们需要休假以激发士气。