BBC news 2011-08-23 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. stiff adj. 很有决心的, 刚强的, 坚定的
例句：The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills.
部队在山里遭到叛乱者顽强的抵抗。

2. jubilant adj. 兴高采烈的, 喜气洋洋的
例句：The whole nation is jubilant.
举国上下一片欢腾。

3. witness vt.亲眼看见, 目击
例句：I witnessed the accident.
我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

4. whereabouts n.下落, 去向
例句：He became a person whose whereabouts is[are] unknown to me.
他的下落我不知道。

5. revenge n. 报仇, 报复
例句：His heart burned with longing for revenge.
他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

6. reprisal n.报复(行为)
例句：They took bloody reprisals against the leaders.
他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。

7. defy vt.公然反抗
例句：He defied his opponents.
他公然反抗他的对手们。

8. warrant n. 授权令;逮捕证;搜查证
例句：The police must obtain a warrant from a judge in order to search a house.
警察必须从法官处取得搜查证才可搜查房子。

9. crush vt. 弄皱；镇压, 消灭, 击溃
例句：The rebellion was crushed by government forces.
政府军已把叛乱镇压下去了。

10. credibility n. 可靠性,可信性
例句：The prime minister’s credibility suffered in his handling of the crisis.
首相在处理这次危机中可信度受损了。

11. erupt vi. 突然发生
例句：The demonstrations erupted into violence.
示威游行爆发成暴力行为。

12. generate vt. 产生,发生
例句：A dynamo is used to generate electricity.
发电机用于发电。