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BBC news 2012-01-19 加文本 讲解翻译
1. option n. 选择;选择权;选择自由
例句:How many options are there open to us?
我们有几种选择的可能?
2. pin vt. 压住;按住;使不能行动; 把...归罪于,把...归咎于
例句:They pinned the accident on the bus driver.
他们把事故归咎于公共汽车司机。
3. engulf vt.吞没, 包住
例句:The little boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被波浪吞没了。
4. prompt vt.促使, 推动, 引起
例句:The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。
5. curb vt. 限制, 克制, 抑制
例句:I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
我开始节制饮食。
6. consensus n. (意见等)一致, 一致同意; 一致的意见; 共识
例句:Can we reach a consensus on this issue?
我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?
7. persuade vt. 说服,劝服
例句:The salesman persuaded us to buy his product.
那个推销员说服了我们买他的产品。
8. deadline n. 最后期限
例句:Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.
呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。
9. mystify vt.使(某人)困惑不解;使迷惑
例句:She was genuinely mystified by her success.
她真的搞不懂自己为什么会成功。
10. embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的,令人为难的,使人害羞的(或难堪的、惭愧的)
例句:I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name.
当时我完全忘记了她的名字,很是尴尬。
11. dump vt.倾倒, 丢弃, 倾卸; 堆放;倾销, 抛售
例句:He went to dump the garbage.
他去倒垃圾。