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BBC在线收听下载:墨西哥西南地区发生大地震

2012-03-21来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. collapse vi.倒塌, 塌下；崩溃, 突然失败
例句：The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train.
桥在火车的重压下塌了。

2. avert vt.防止, 避免；转移
例句：There must be immediate action if chaos is to be averted.
要避免混乱就必须立即采取行动。

3. jam发生故障; 夹住, 卡住; （使）卡住, 不能动弹, 不能运转
例句：The girl jammed her hand when she closed the drawer.
那个女孩在关抽屉时夹了手。

4. sack vt.装入袋中；解雇；洗劫, 劫掠
例句：He got the sack for petty thieving.
他因小偷小摸遭到了解雇。

5. scandal n.丑事, 丑闻；流言蜚语; 闲话; 诽谤；公愤; 反感
例句：The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。

6. recommend vt. 推荐, 介绍, 赞许某人[某事物]；劝告, 建议
例句：I recommend caution in dealing with this matter.
我建议慎重处理此事。

7. wanted adj. 受通缉的
例句：He is a wanted man.
他是一个受通缉的人。

8. aspiration n. 强烈的愿望, 志向, 抱负
例句：She has aspirations to become a great writer.
她有成为一个大作家的志向。

9. charge n. 控告,指控
例句：He was arrested on the charge of robbery.
他因被控犯有抢劫罪而被捕。

10. aggravate vt.使恶化, 使更严重；激怒, 使恼火
例句：The lack of rain aggravated the already serious lack of food.
缺少雨水加重了业已严重的食物短缺。