BBC news 2011-09-18 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. ambassador n. 大使, 使节
例句：He is the Chinese ambassador to Japan.
他是中国驻日本大使。

2. complicate vt.使复杂化
例句：These events will greatly complicate the situation.
这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

3. mount vt. 发动攻击; 攻击
例句：The opposition is getting ready to mount a powerful attack on the government.
反对党已准备好对政府发动一次有力的攻击。

4. populated adj. 人口众多的
例句：This area is heavily populated.
这一地区人口稠密。

5. intervention n. 介入, 干涉, 干预
例句：The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.
政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。

6. overthrow vt.打倒; 推翻
例句：They overthrew their King.
他们推翻了国王。

7. victim n. 牺牲者, 受害者, 受灾者
例句：Most of the victims were shot in the back while trying to run away.
大多数受害者在设法逃跑时从背后被枪杀。

8. monsoon n. 季风; 雨季
例句：The monsoon rains started early this year.
今年雨季降雨开始得早。

9. submerge v. (使)潜入水中, 淹没
例句：The river overflowed and submerged the farmland.
河水泛滥, 淹没了农田。

10. shelter n. 避难所; 庇护所
例句：Trees are a shelter from the sun.
树木可以遮挡阳光。

11. purge vt. 清除(政敌等); 清洗
例句：The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.
市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

12. quarantine n. 检疫期
例句：The ship is still in rigorous quarantine.
该船仍在接受严格的隔离检疫。