BBC news 2011-10-18 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. overcome v. 战胜;克服
例句：The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome.
第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。

2. desert vt. 舍弃, 遗弃
例句：All his friends have deserted him!
他所有的朋友都抛弃了他!

3. pose vt. 造成,引起
例句：The increase in student numbers poses many problems for the schools.
学生人数增加给学校造成许多问题。

4. 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。

5. pretext n. 借口; 托辞
例句：He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.
他借口头疼而不去上学。

6. acclaim vt.向…欢呼, 向…喝彩；称赞…；欢呼或拥戴(某人)为…
例句：They acclaimed the astronauts.
他们以欢呼迎接宇航员。

7. expectation n. 有信心的指望
例句：His parents have great expectations for his future.
他父母对他的前途深寄厚望。

8. decisive adj. 坚定的, 果断的
例句：A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.
果断的人行动迅速, 常常成功。

9. overdo vt. 把…做得过分；对…使用过度；对…表演过火
例句：The loanwords written in your article were overdone.
你文章中使用的外来语太多了。

10. truce n. 休战, 停战(协定);停止争辩(的协议)
例句：A truce was declared between the two armies.
两军之间宣布停战。

11. persuade v. 说服, 劝告
例句：I shall persuade him to take the medicine.
我将说服他把药吃下去。

12. intimidate vt.恐吓, 威胁
例句：The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.
那帮歹徒企图恐吓银行经理。