BBC news 2011-09-03 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. suitable adj. 适当的, 适宜的, 恰当的
例句：He hasn't any suitable shoes for the wedding.
婚礼上穿的鞋他一双也没有。

2. acquire vt.获得, 得到, 养成
例句：We should acquire more firsthand information.
我们应当取得更多的第一手资料。

3. scrap vt.废弃,丢弃
例句：In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous.
最后，大家一致决定放弃这一项目。

4. shelve vt.将(书等)放置在架子上；将…搁在一边
例句：Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved.
公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来。

5. woe n. 困境;灾难
例句：She has cried the blues about its financial woes.
对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。

6. expel vt.驱逐, 赶走, 放逐
例句：They expelled a foreign spy from their country.
他们把一个外国间谍驱逐出境。

7. excessive adj. 过度的, 过分的; 极度的
例句：She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
她过分注重衣着。

8. raid v. (警察等)对...突然查抄(或搜捕)
例句：The police raided the house and uncovered a cache of weapons.
警方突然搜查这幢房子,发现了秘藏的武器。

9. confiscate vt.没收, 充公
例句：The traitor's property was confiscated.
那个叛国者的财产被没收了。

10. douse vt.浇水在…上
例句：Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.
人们提来一桶桶水灭火。

11. bonus n. 奖金, 红利
例句：The staff got a Christmas bonus.
员工在圣诞节得到了奖金。

12. closure n. 停业,关闭,结束
例句：With the closure of the factory, thousands of workers have been thrown on the scrap heap.
工厂倒闭,几千名工人被遗弃。