BBC news 2011-07-26 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. gather v. 积聚;集合
例句：A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.
出事地点聚集了一群人。

2. congregate v. (使)集合, 聚集
例句：The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the mayor speak.
人群聚集到市镇广场上来听市长讲话。

3. cordon vt. 封锁;用警戒线围住
例句：The roads were cordoned off.
这些道路被封锁了。

4. grief n. 悲伤, 悲痛
例句：Mother went mad with grief after the child died.
孩子死后,母亲因悲痛而发疯了。

5. comfort vt. 安慰, 使舒适
例句：She comforted herself that her husband would be home soon.
她安慰自己说她的丈夫很快就会回来。

6. chasm n. 分歧, 差别
例句：A chasm separates my generation from my parents’.
分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。

7. impose vt. 强迫, 强加, 迫使, 把…强加于
例句：Overcrowding imposes mental strains.
过度拥挤使精神紧张。

8. freeze n. (物价,工资等的)冻结
例句：The retired workers demanded a freeze on prices.
退休工人强烈要求冻结物价。

9. deploy vt. (尤指军事行动)使展开; 施展; 部署
例句：The commander deployed his men along the railway.
指挥官把兵力部署在铁路沿线上。

10. intimidate vt. 恐吓, 威胁
例句：The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理。

11. uNPRecedented adj. 前所未有的；空前的；没有先例的
例句：The air crash caused an uNPRecedented number of deaths.
这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。

12. remand vt. 遣回;送还；<律>将…还押候审;将…发回重审
例句：A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
一名男子被指控谋杀了一名 8岁的女孩，现已还押候审。