BBC news 2011-09-05 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. mount vt. 架置;装有(枪炮等)
例句：The ship mounts eight guns.
这艘军舰装有八门大炮。

2. hostage n. 人质
例句：He's managed to secure the release of the hostages.
他设法使人质获释。

3. standoff n. 僵持;均衡
例句：The political standoff ended when the army took over.
军队接管后,政治僵局才告一段落。

4. notorious adj. 臭名昭著的, 声名狼藉的
例句：He is a notorious rake.
他是个声名狼藉的浪子。

5. brutality n. 残忍,野蛮,粗暴
例句：This was an act of extreme brutality.
这是一种极端野蛮的行为。

6. pipeline n. 管道,管线;输油管道，输气管道，输送管线（通常指地下的）
例句：Recently they have laid an underground pipeline.
最近他们铺设了一条地下管道。

7. isolated adj. 孤独的；孤立的
例句：The radical group in the ruling party is becoming increasingly isolated.
执政党内的激进派日益孤立。

8. ambush n. 埋伏; 伏击
例句：Several passers-by were killed in the ambush.
几名过路人在伏击中被杀害。

9. authorize vt. 授权, 批准;委托
例句：We are authorised to receive contributions for the Red Cross.
我们受托接受给红十字会的捐助。

10. foe n. 敌人, 仇敌
例句：They steadily pushed their foes before them.
他们不停地追击敌人。

11. concede v. 承认
例句：I conceded that I had made a mistake.
我承认我犯了一个错误。

12. dent vt. 削弱；削减；损害
例句：The caustic remark dented her ego.
那种尖利刻薄的话语伤害了她的自尊心。