BBC news 2011-10-23 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. drag vt. 拉,拖;拖着(脚等)行进
例句：He grabbed her and dragged her away.
他抓住她,把她拖走了。

2. plead vi.恳求, 请求
例句：She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished.
她哭着恳求他, 一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

3. commit vt. 犯罪; 犯错
例句：He has committed a serious fault.
他犯了严重错误。

4. draft vt. 起草;设计
例句：They sat down and drafted a letter to the local newspaper.
他们坐下来, 给当地的报纸草拟了一封信。

5. turmoil n. 混乱
例句：The robbery put the village in a turmoil.
抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

6. press vt. 逼迫, 强迫
例句：The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
那人被逼还债。

7. 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。

8. troop n.军队, 部队；一群, 一队
例句：The enemy troops withdrew.
敌军撤退了。

9. sympathy n. 同情,同情心; 一致,同感;赞同
例句：Many people are in sympathy with your views.
许多人赞同你的看法。

10. flash adj. 突如其来的,迅猛而短暂的;紧急的
例句：The area was hit by a flash storm.
这一地区受到突如其来的暴风雨的侵袭。

11. reiterate vt.反复地说,重申
例句：Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plan to increase taxation.
让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。

12. prognosis n. 预测
例句：The prognosis for the economy is uncertain.
对经济的前景预测还不确定。