BBC news 2011-07-14 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. bomb n. 炸弹
例句：His one leg was blown off by a bomb in the war.
他的一条腿在战争中被炸弹炸掉了。

2. witness n.目击者; 证人
例句：She was a witness of the incident.
她是事件的目击者。

3. alert n. 警戒，戒备，警惕，警报
例句：The whole navy was placed on full alert.
整个海军都处于全面戒备状态。

4. coordinate vt. 使协调; 使调和
例句：Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.
或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。

5. conducive adj. 导致…的, 有助于…的
例句：This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.
这样的氛围更有利于学习。

6. vie vt. 与…激烈竞争
例句：There were several restaurants vying with each other for customers.
有几家餐馆在相互竞争以招揽顾客。

7. enrage vt.使暴怒
例句：I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders.
发现他们违抗了我的命令, 我极为恼火。

8. engulf vt. 吞没, 包住
例句：The little boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被波浪吞没了。

9. sack vt. 开除, 解雇
例句：He got the sack for petty thiev-ing.
他因小偷小摸而被开除了。

10. undergo vt. 经历，经受（变化、不快的事等）
例句：The explorers had to undergo much suffering.
探险者不得不忍受很多困苦。

11. surrender v. 投降
例句：In the end they were forced to surrender.
最后他们被迫投降了。

12. endorsement n. 赞同，支持，认可
例句：His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.
他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。