BBC news 2011-09-11 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. ransack vt. 抢劫;掠夺
例句：Rioters ransacked the shops.
暴徒洗劫各商店。

2. tolerate vt.容许; 承认；忍受; 容忍
例句：The teacher cannot tolerate eating on the class.
老师不容许在课堂上吃东西。

3. chaotic adj. 混沌的;一片混乱的;一团糟的;混乱的;杂乱的;紊乱的
例句：The traffic in the city was chaotic.
这城市的交通糟透了。

4. surge vi. (人)蜂拥而至
例句：Every time a bus came, the crowd surged forward.
每一次有公共汽车驶来,人群就向前拥去。

5. overdue adj. 迟到的; 延误的
例句：The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
飞机晚点了, 被坏天气耽搁了。

6. gratitude n. 感激, 感谢
例句：Her eyes were immediately filled with gratitude.
她的眼里立刻充满了感激之情。

7. drown v. (使)淹没, (使)溺死
例句：How many men drowned when the boat capsized?
船翻时有多少人淹死了?

8. dedicate vt. 为(建筑物等)举行落成典礼
例句：The school dedicated the new building on Sunday.
学校于星期日为新大楼举行落成典礼。

9. wrest vt. ( 从… ) 强行取去…
例句：The officer managed to wrest the gun from his grasp.
警官最终把枪从他手中夺走了。

10. disrepute n. 丧失名誉, 坏名声
例句：The hotel fell into disrepute after the shooting incident.
枪击事件发生后, 这家旅馆便声誉扫地。