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BBC news 2011-12-26 加文本
词汇讲解:
1. blast n. 爆炸
例句:Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m.
警方说这次爆炸发生在上午九点。
2. decry vt. 公开反对;谴责
例句:The mayor decried gambling in all its forms.
市长谴责各式各样的赌博。
3. hatred n. 仇恨, 憎恶
例句:She is full of hatred for the men who killed her husband.
她对那些杀死她丈夫的人心中充满仇恨。
4. keen adj. 热衷的, 热心的,热切的, 渴望(做某事)
例句:She is very keen to visit Canada.
她渴望访问加拿大。
5. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句:John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。
6. grant vt.准许; 答应给予;承认
例句:He refused to grant them long-term credits.
他拒绝给他们长期信贷。
7. capsize v. (使船)翻,倾覆
例句:A family’s outing ended in tragedy when their boat capsized.
一家人出游,结果船翻了,造成悲剧。
8. tackle vt. 解决; 应付
例句:I don't know how to tackle this problem.
我不知道该如何处理这个问题。
9. adversity n. 逆境;厄运;(经济方面的)窘境
例句:Mr. Huang has been a good friend to me in adversity or in prosperity.
不管我处于逆境还是顺境, 黄先生一直是我的好友。
10. excerpt n. 摘录, 摘要
例句:This is an excerpt from a novel.
这是一部小说的摘录。