BBC news 2011-08-24 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. stream v. 飘扬; 招展; 流; 流动
例句：Her eyes were streaming tears.
她两眼正流着泪水。

2. possession n. 个人财产, 私人财物
例句：She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会。

3. rip v. 扯破, 撕坏
例句：He ripped the letter and read it.
他撕开信便读起来。

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. overrun vt. 蔓延, 占领, 侵害, 蹂躏
例句：Invaders overran the country.
入侵者蹂躏那个国家。

6. complacency n. 自满;自得;自鸣得意
例句：Complacency could easily result in tragedy.
自满容易道致悲剧。

7. mercenary adj.雇用的,为钱的,唯利是图的
例句：James is so mercenary that he’d turn in his own mother for the reward money.
詹姆斯太唯利是图了,他为领取赏钱竟出卖了自己的母亲。

8. dismiss vt. 驳回,不受理
例句：The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.
法官因缺乏证据而拒不受理这宗案件。

9. disprove vt. 证明(理论等)错误,反驳
例句：They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.
由于没有相反的证据,他们相信了他的话。

10. indict vt.控告, 起诉
例句：If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial.
如果大陪审团指控嫌疑犯, 他就得上法庭。

11. liar n. 说谎者
例句：The greatest liars talk most of themselves.
最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。

12. destruction n. 破坏, 毁灭, 消灭
例句：The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction.
敌人的炸弹造成大面积的破坏。