BBC news 2011-10-09 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. encounter vt. 遭遇(敌人);遇到(困难,危险等)
例句：I encountered great difficulties in learning English grammar.
我在学习英语语法时遇到了很大困难。

2. launch vt. 发动(战争等);开展(斗争等);发出(命令等);提出(抗议等)
例句：The miners launched a strike.
矿工发动了一场罢工。

3. coordinate vt.使协调; 使调和
例句：You must coordinate what you said with what you did.
你必须使你的言行一致。

4. terrify vt.使恐怖, 使惊吓, 恐吓
例句：That sort of thing terrifies people.
那样的事令人感到恐怖。

5. precise adj. 精确的, 准确的
例句：A scientist must be precise in making tests.
科学家做试验必须精确。

6. broker vt. 以中间人等身份安排...
例句：It was Smith who brokered the multimillion dollar deal between the two companies.
在这两家公司之间代理促成一笔数百万美元交易的正是史密斯。

7. 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。

8. spectacular adj. 壮观的, 雄伟的, 引人入胜的
例句：The ceremonial opening of the exhibition was very spectacular.
展览会的开幕式非常壮观。

9. boycott vt. 抵制; 拒绝参加
例句：They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike.
他们抵制那家商店, 因为那里的店员在罢工。

10. spate n. 大量,许多
例句：Doctors have suffered a loss of prestige following a spate of scandals.
接二连三的丑闻使医生名誉扫地。

11. concession n. 让步;让步行为
例句：The matter was settled because they made mutual concessions.
他们互相作了让步,事情因此解决了。