BBC news 2011-08-05 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. sharply adv. 锋利地;锐利地；突然地；急剧地；猛烈地;激烈地
例句：House prices have risen sharply in recent months.
房价在最近几个月里急剧上涨。

2. rout n. 溃败,溃退
例句：The enemy was in full rout.
敌人溃不成军。

3. sovereign adj. 独立自主的
例句：For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation.
得克萨斯一度是个主权独立的国家。

4. trickle v. 滴, 淌, 细流
例句：Blood trickled slowly down his cheek.
血从他的面颊上缓缓地淌了下来。

5. abuse vt. 滥用, 妄用
例句：He never abuses his privilege.
他从不滥用特权。

6. embezzlement n. 盗用,挪用
例句：He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison. 
他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。

7. besiege vt. 包围; 围困; 围攻
例句：The enemy were besieged by us.
敌军被我们包围住了。

8. venture v. 敢于, 冒险
例句：Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴, 焉得虎子。

9. approval n. 赞成, 同意
例句：The audience showed its approval by cheering loudly.
观众高声喝彩表示赞许。

10. assess vt. 对...进行估价,评价
例句：It is too early to assess the effects of the new legislation.
现在来评价新法规的效果为时尚早。

11. endure v. (长时间地)忍受, 忍耐, 容忍
例句：I cannot endure you should say that.
你竟然说出那种话真让人受不了。

12. slope n. 斜坡, 斜面
例句：On both slopes of the roof there are broken tiles.
屋顶的两面斜面都有破瓦片。