BBC news 2011-10-22 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. surround vt. 包围
例句：The firemen surrounded the burning building.
消防队员包围了熊熊燃烧的建筑物。

2. pronounce vt. 宣布; 宣称
例句：He pronounced that we were dismissed.
他宣布我们被解雇了。

3. heir n. 继承人,后嗣
例句：The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
国王的长子是王位的继承人。

4. withdrawal n. 收回;撤回;撤清;撤退
例句：They are trying to negotiate the withdrawal of 20,000 troops.
他们正打算协商有关两万人的部队的撤军问题。

5. board vt. 上(船、车、飞机等)
例句：The passengers boarded the plane at 9 a.m.
旅客们上午九时登上飞机。

6. willingness n. 自愿;乐意
例句：Workers’ leaders have expressed their willingness to cooperate.
工人领袖们表达了合作的意愿。

7. facilitate vt. 使便利, 减轻…的困难
例句：Modern inventions facilitate housework.
现代的许多发明使家务简单多了。

8. release vt. 发布; 发行; 发售
例句：The commission released its findings.
委员会公布了调查结果。

9. bribe n. 贿赂，行贿物
例句：The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.
法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。

10. shaky adj. 不坚定的,不稳定的,不可靠的
例句：The company’s finances are looking a bit shaky.
这个公司的财政情况看来有点不稳定。

11. abruptly adv. 突然地,意外地
例句：I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.
我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。