BBC news 2011-09-08 加文本

 词汇讲解：

1. crash n. 撞车事故, 失事
例句：There was a serious car crash this morning.
今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。

2. charter n. 包租
例句：They have yachts available for charter.
他们有供包租的游艇。

3. survive vi.幸存, 活下来
例句：These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
这些植物在严寒中不能存活。

4. monitor vt.监听, 监视
例句：You must monitor the latest intelligence on armaments.
你们必须密切注意有关军备的最新情报。

5. prosecution n. 起诉, 诉讼
例句：The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.
史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。

6. inmate n. 同住者；同狱犯人，囚犯；同病房者
例句：Smoking is absolutely forbidden to the inmates of the prison.
这儿的监犯绝对不准抽烟。

7. involvement n. 参与;加入;插手
例句：He was found to have a deep involvement in drug dealing.
有人发现他与毒品贩卖牵涉很深。

8. shield vt.保护, 掩护, 庇护
例句：These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.
这些树能挡住旱风, 保护农田。

9. violation n. 违反(行为、事例)
例句：This is one of the commonest traffic violations.
这是常见的违反交通规则之例。

10. disperse v. (使)散开, 驱散
例句：The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了群众。

11. insistence n. 坚持
例句：Her parents were united in their insistence that she go to college.
她的父母亲一致坚持认为她应该上大学。