BBC news 2011-11-10 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. reassure vt. 使放心,使消除疑虑;向...再保证
例句：The coach's confidence reassured the whole team.
教练的信念使全体队员又有了信心。

2. depart vi. 离开; 出发; 开出
例句：He departed early in the morning.
他一大早就离开了。

3. squeeze n. 拮据;困境;银根紧缩
例句：My brother is in a tight squeeze.
我兄弟处境困难。

4. wrangle vi.争吵;争论;口角
例句：They wrangled over what to do next.
他们就接下来该干什么而争吵。

5. twist n. 转折, 转变
例句：There's an unusual twist to the plot at the end of the book.
在这本书的末尾, 情节发生了不寻常的转折。

6. vacuum n. 空间; 空虚; 空白
例句：His resignation has left a power vacuum at the head of the party.
他的辞职使得该党的领导位置出现了权力真空。

7. crop vt. 剪短, 修剪
例句：She asked the barber to crop her hair short.
她叫理发师把她的头发剪短了。

8. scuffle vi.扭打, 混战
例句：The police were scuffling with the students.
警察和学生扭打起来。

9. dismiss vt.解雇; 撤职; 开除；使退去; 解散；自心中摒除, 不再考虑或谈论
例句：The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

10. compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法
例句：The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
发言人表明, 目前还不会妥协。

11. dismay n. 诧异；惊愕；灰心；丧气
例句：I am filled with dismay at the news.
我对这个消息极为震惊。

12. emblem n. 象征;标记
例句：Her shirt has the company emblem on it.
她的衬衫印有公司的标记。