BBC news 2011-08-25 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. storm vt. 猛攻;袭取;狠狠抨击
例句：The enemy troops stormed the castle.
敌军对城堡发动猛攻。

2. sprawling adj. 蔓生的;不规则地伸展的
例句：He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV.
他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的沙发上。

3. amnesty n. 大赦
例句：Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.
大多数政治犯按大赦条例被释放了。

4. cautious adj. 十分小心的,谨慎的
例句：My nephew is a cautious investor.
我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。

5. postpone vt.延期; 推迟
例句：They postponed leaving because of the weather.
他们因天气原因而延期离开。

6. reconciliation n. 和解,和好
例句：I told her that there could never be a reconciliation between us.
我告诉她我们之间决不可能和解。

7. abduct vt.劫持;诱拐
例句：The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten.
那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

8. evasion n. 逃避, 回避, 躲避
例句：The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.
那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。

9. levy n. 征收; 征税
例句：A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.
地方政府征收了食品税。

10. strengthen v. 加强, 巩固
例句：The wind strengthened during the night.
夜里风刮得更大了。

11. delay v. 推迟，使延迟，使延期，延缓
例句：The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.
驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。