BBC news 2011-09-07 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. suspend vt. 暂停, 终止
例句：Trade with that country was suspended for ten years.
和那个国家的贸易中断了十年。

2. mistreat vt.虐待
例句：It is against the law to mistreat an animal. 
虐待动物是违法行为。 

3. commonplace adj. 普通的, 平庸的
例句：Soon it will be commonplace for men to travel to the moon.
人们去月球旅行很快就会成为常事。

4. bleed vi. 流血
例句：If you cut your finger, it will bleed.
如果你割破手指, 它会流血。

5. raid n. 突然袭击;侵袭
例句：Commandos made another raid on the French coast.
突击队对法国海岸又发动了一次袭击。

6. scuffle vi. 扭打, 混战
例句：The police were scuffling with the students.
警察和学生扭打起来。

7. ratify vt. 批准, 签认(合约等)
例句：The heads of the two government ratified the treaty.
两国政府首脑签署了条约。

8. ax vt. 削减;撤销
例句：After several months the project was axed by the government.
数月后政府中止了该项工程。

9. lofty adj. 高傲的,自大的; 地位高的,高级的; 地位高的,高级的
例句：He is a man of lofty ideals.
他是一个有崇高理想的人。

10. wrangle n. 争论;争吵
例句：We avoided wrangles and got down to business.
他们避免了争吵开始做正事。