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BBC news 2012-01-14 加文本讲解翻译

2012-01-14来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. dictate vt. 指示; 指定; 指令
例句：The police dictated where the large, noisy crowd should stand during the parade.
警察指定在游行时那一大堆喧闹的人群应站的位置。

2. blow n. 打击;不幸;精神上的打击
例句：His death was a terrible blow to her.
他的逝去对她是个可怕的打击。

3. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句：Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?
你能够认出那个抢你东西的人吗?

4. lengthy adj. 长的, 漫长的, 啰嗦的
例句：The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.
教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

5. raid vt. (警察等)对...突然查抄(或搜捕)
例句：The police raided the house and uncovered a cache of weapons.
警方突然搜查这幢房子,发现了秘藏的武器。

6. parallel adj. 类似的; 相对应的
例句：This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.
这就是不同人物间个性上的类似之处。

7. staunch adj. 可信赖的, 可靠的, 忠诚的
例句：She’s a staunch advocate of free trade.
她是自由贸易的忠实拥护者。

8. infringement n. 侵犯,伤害
例句：The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.
委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯。

9. disappoint vt.使(人)失望
例句：I was completely disappointed to hear that.
听到那个消息后我彻底失望了。

10. distract vt. 使分心;使转向; 困扰;使错乱;使苦恼
例句：Noise distracted the writer from his work.
吵闹声使这位作者工作时注意力分散。