BBC news 2011-07-11 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. suspend vt. 暂停, 终止；悬, 挂, 吊
例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。

2. strained adj. 紧张的;不友善的
例句：Relations between the two countries had become severely strained.
两国关系已经变得非常紧张。

3. consult vt. 求教于；征求…的意见；找…商议
例句：I have to consult the manager about the matter.
关于这件事我得向经理请示一下。

4. latrine n. (尤指营地)公共厕所
例句：They were told off to clean the latrines.
他们被逐一派去扫厕所。

5. obstacle n. 障碍(物), 妨碍
例句：She felt that her family was an obstacle to her work.
她感到她的家庭妨碍她的工作。

6. protocol n. (外交条约的)草案,草约;(尤指)议定的条款,议定书
例句：The statesmen signed a protocol.
那些政治家签了议定书。

7. repel vt. 击退, 抵制；使厌恶, 使反感
例句：They repelled the enemy.
他们击退了敌军。

8. stampede n. 惊逃,奔逃
例句：Several children were pushed over in the stampede.
有几个小孩在惊慌逃奔中绊倒了。

9. pelt vt. (连续地)投掷；连续抨击,攻击；剥去…的皮
例句：We pelted our friends with snowballs.
我们朝朋友扔雪球。

10. scheduled adj. 规定价格的; 预定的, 排定的
例句：All scheduled airline services will be affected by the strike.
所有定期航班服务都将受到罢工的影响。

11. sink v. (使)下沉; (使)沉没
例句：The ship struck against the rocks and sank.
那艘船触礁沉没了。

12. defuse vt. 拆除(爆炸物)的引信
例句：Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused.
警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。