BBC news 2011-07-15 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. mount v. 增加; 上升; 逐步增加
例句：Social problems in modern society are mounting.
现代社会问题日益增加。

2. victim n. 牺牲者, 受害者, 受灾者
例句：Most of the victims were shot in the back while trying to run away.
大多数受害者在设法逃跑时从背后被枪杀。

3. scandal n. 丑事, 丑闻
例句：The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。

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

5. speculate vi.投机
例句：Would he be what he is if he hadn't speculated on the stock of exchange?
如果不搞证券投机买卖, 他会成为今天这个样子吗?

6. freeze vt. 冻结(物价,工资,资产等);冻结(存款)
例句：His salary was frozen at 200 dollars per week.
他的薪水冻结在每周二百美元的水平上。

7. suspend vt.暂停, 终止；悬, 挂, 吊
例句：The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。

8. wary adj. 谨慎的; 小心翼翼的
例句：He is wary of strangers.
他提防生人。

9. accommodate vt. 容纳; 提供空间
例句：Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?
有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗?

10. ambush n. 埋伏；伏击
例句：Several passers-by were killed in the ambush.
几名过路人在伏击中被杀害。

11. detract vi. 毁损, 贬低, 减损
例句：The defect detracts greatly from the value of the vase.
这瑕疵大大地降低了花瓶的价值。

12. reunite v. (使某人或某物)再次联合, 重聚
例句：She is trying her best to reunite with her father.
她想方设法与父亲团聚。