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BBC news 2012-01-24 加文本讲解翻译

2012-01-24来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. gravity n. 严重性; 严肃, 庄严
例句：He doesn't think you realize the gravity of the situation.
他认为你没意识到局势的严重性。

2. quarrel n. 争吵, 不和, 口角
例句：The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.
争吵导致了他母亲离家出走。

3. authorize vt. 授权, 批准;委托
例句：The government authorised an irrigation project.
政府批准了一项灌溉工程。

4. plead vt. 承认
例句：He pleaded guilty.
他承认有罪。

5. fuel vt.给…加燃料, 给…加油；激起
例句：His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

6. advise v. 劝告, 提建议
例句：It is easy for you to advise, but difficult to take advice from others.
劝告别人容易, 接受劝告就难了。

7. rift n. 分裂, 不和
例句：He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.
他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。

8. commit vt.犯罪; 犯错
例句：He has committed a serious fault.
他犯了严重错误。

9. eyewitness n.目击者
例句：A reporter interviewed eyewitnesses.
记者访问了目击者。

10. 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。