BBC news 2011-11-24 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. transfer vt. 转移; 迁移
例句：I intend to transfer the property to my son.
我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

2. 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。

3. inquiry n. 询问,打听;质询
例句：Make your inquiries at the office.
请去办公室询问。

4. confession n.承认;自首, 供认
例句：I’ve got a confession to make, I scraped your car when I was parking mine.
有件事我得向你讲出来, 我在停放汽车时把你的车子刮坏了。

5. appease vt. 使平息; 使满足
例句：Nothing could appease the crying child.
什么都无法使孩子不哭。

6. apologise v. 道歉
例句：I must apologise for the dreadful mistake I made.
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

7. pacify vt. 使(某人)安静, 息怒;抚慰；在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平
例句：He tried to pacify the mob.
他试图安抚暴民。

8. seek v. 寻找; 探寻
例句：We sought long and hard but found no answer.
我们作了长期的艰苦探索, 但没有找到答案。

9. reluctant adj. 不情愿的, 勉强的
例句：I am reluctant about asking him to do this.
我极不愿意让他去干此事。

10. suspend vt.暂停, 终止
例句：Trade with that country was suspended for ten years.
和那个国家的贸易中断了十年。

11. launder vt. 洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入)
例句：He was charged with laundering money.
他被指控洗钱。

12. strand vt. 使处于困境
例句：I was left stranded penniless in a strange city.
我流落在一个陌生的城市里,身无分文,一筹莫展。