BBC news 2011-08-22 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. defend v. 保卫
例句：We shall defend our city, whatever the cost may be.
不管代价如何,我们要捍卫我们的城市。

2. abandon vt. 放弃
例句：She abandoned her journey temporarily.
她暂时放弃了旅行。

3. victorious adj. 胜利的;取胜的;凯旋的
例句：She shook hands with her victorious opponent.
她跟战胜她的对手握手。

4. sacrifice vt. 牺牲, 献出
例句：Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.
杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。

5. crumble vi.衰落, 崩溃
例句：Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt.
商行破产了, 我们的希望也破灭了。

6. quash vt. 镇压;平息;压服;压倒
例句：The army quashed the rebellion.
军队平息了叛乱。

7. manifesto n. 宣言
例句：I was involved in the preparation of Labour’s manifesto.
我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。

8. raid n.突然袭击
例句：In an air raid last night the enemy aircraft bombed the city.
在昨晚的空袭中敌机轰炸了该城。

9. halt n. 停住, 停止, 暂停
例句：The car came to a halt just in time to prevent an accident.
汽车及时停了下来, 避免了一场车祸。

10. mourning n.悲痛
例句：He was in deep mourning for his dead wife.
他深切悼念亡妻。

11. inhabitant n. 居民,居住者
例句：The inhabitants of the island were friendly.
岛上的居民十分友好。

12. cast vt. 投,掷,抛,扔,撒
例句：He cast a stone into the river.
他向河中投了一块石子。