BBC news 2011-07-09 加文本

 词汇讲解：

1. agenda n. 议事日程，（会议的）议程表
例句：The agendas for the next two meetings have yet to be worked out.
下两次会议的议程尚需制定。

2. billow vi. 翻滚; 扬起, 鼓起
例句：Clouds of dust billowed out as the cars passed.
汽车驶过时扬起滚滚尘土。

3. spectator n. 观众, 旁观者
例句：Many spectators watched the baseball game.
许多观众都观看了棒球比赛。

4. underway adj. 在进行中的
例句：Road and bridge construction is underway.
公路和桥梁正在建设中。

5. clash n. 冲突;不协调
例句：The demonstration ended in a violent clash with the police.
游行示威以与警察的激烈冲突而告终。

6. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句：Claims of corruption within the police force were denied.
警察内部腐败的说法被否定了。

7. affect vt. 影响
例句：The tax increases have affected us all.
加税已经影响了我们所有的人。

8. ration n. 定量; 配给量
例句：The country cut the bread ration last year.
那个国家去年削减面包配给量。

9. abandon vt. 遗弃, 抛弃
例句：She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.
她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。

10. stationary adj. 不动的; 静止的,固定的；不可移动的
例句：A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.
一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。

11. hostage n. 人质，抵押品
例句：He's managed to secure the release of the hostages.
他设法使人质获释。

12. gang n. (罪犯有组织的)一帮, 一伙
例句：The phone box was vandalized by a gang of youths.
那电话亭被一群少年歹徒故意破坏了。