BBC news 2011-11-04 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. disarray n. 混乱,紊乱
例句：His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.
妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。

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

3. speculation n. 推断,推测;猜测
例句：Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
大家都在推测王子会娶谁。

4. ratify vt. 正式批准, 使正式生效，签认(合约等)
例句：The heads of the two government ratified the treaty.
两国政府首脑签署了条约。

5. overshadow vt. 使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣；使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色
例句：His disappearance overshadowed the family.
他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

6. term vt. 把…称为, 把…叫做
例句：He termed the gas argon.
他把这种气体叫作氩气。

7. plead v. 申诉; 答辩; 为…辩护
例句：He pleaded that he was not guilty.
他申辩自己无罪。

8. negligence n. 疏忽,玩忽，失职，失误，过失
例句：The accident was due to negligence.
事故是由于粗心大意引起的。

9. breathe v. 呼吸
例句：They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.
他们走出地道, 贪婪地吸着新鲜空气。

10. overcrowd vt. 使过度拥挤;把…塞得太满
例句：The manager of that theatre created a dangerous situation by allowing people to overcrowd the balcony.
那家剧场的经理让过多的人拥挤在楼厅里, 造成了一种危险的情形。

11. irreparable adj. 不能修复的;不可弥补的
例句：Her death is an irreparable loss to the firm.
她的去世对公司是不可弥补的损失。

12. gleam v. (使)闪烁, (使)闪亮
例句：The furniture gleamed after being polished.
擦过的家具发亮。