BBC news 2011-11-30 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. storm vt. 袭击, 猛攻
例句：The enemy troops stormed the castle.
敌军对城堡发动猛攻。

2. grave adj. (指情况)严重的；严肃的, 庄重的
例句：This heavy rain could have grave consequences.
这场大雨会造成严重后果。

3. smash v. 打碎; 捣烂
例句：She dropped the plate and smashed it.
她失手把盘子掉在地上打碎了。

4. violate vt.违反, 违背；亵渎；侵犯, 妨碍
例句：The bus driver violated the traffic regulation.
汽车司机违反了交通规则。

5. acknowledge vt.承认, 供认；告知已收到；鸣谢, 感谢
例句：He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake.
他勉强承认他做错了。

6. keen adj. 热衷的, 热心的,热切的, 渴望(做某事)
例句：The parents were keen that their daughter should become musician.
父母渴望他们的女儿成为音乐家。

7. provoke vt.激起; 惹怒
例句：The President's speech provoked much discussion.
总统的演说引发了许多议论。

8. attempt n. 尝试, 试图, 企图
例句：After repeated attempts they finally succeeded.
经过反复尝试, 他们终于成功了。

9. classify vt.分类; 归类
例句：Librarians spend a lot of time classifying books.
图书馆工作人员花许多时间将书分类。

10. narrow vt. (使)变窄
例句：Living in the convent narrowed her views.
修道院生活使她的视野变窄。

11. annul vt.宣告无效；取消, 废除；使消失;抹去
例句：Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled.
前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。

12. desperation n. 绝望;不顾一切,拼命
例句：In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.
汤姆在拼命逃跑时滑倒摔断了一条腿。