BBC news 2011-08-02 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. shell vt. 炮轰;射击
例句：The town was shelled last night.
昨晚该镇遭到炮击。

2. consultation n. 磋商(会议),咨询,专家会诊
例句：The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.
该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。

3. bury vt. 埋葬
例句：The enemy buried him alive.
敌人将他活埋了。

4. deadline n. 最后期限
例句：Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.
呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。

5. upset adj. 心烦的
例句：He was upset at not being welcomed.
他因不受人欢迎而生气。

6. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法
例句：The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协。

7. echo vt. 重复; 随声附和
例句：I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.
我想重复前面一位发言者的话。

8. intensify v. (使)增强, (使)加剧
例句：The drought has intensified.
旱情加剧了。

9. starvation n. 挨饿, 饥饿;饿死
例句：Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.
我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。

10. survivor n. 幸存者;残存者;生还者
例句：There was only one survivor of the plane crash.
这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。