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2012-03-23来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：
1. siege n. 围攻; 围困; 围城(期间)
例句：The enemy lay siege to the town in attempt to starve the people to death.
敌人围城, 企图将人们饿死。

2. stigmatise vt. 使受耻辱；指责；污辱
例句：He was stigmatised as an ex-convict.
他遭人污辱,说他给判过刑。

3. integrity n. 正直; 诚实, 诚恳
例句：He is a man of the highest integrity.
他是个极其正直的人。

4. proceed vi. 进行; 继续下去
例句：The trial is proceeding.
审问正在进行。

5. schedule vt. 安排,预定
例句：The delegation is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
代表团定于明日到达。

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

7. account vi. 为…负责；导致，引起
例句：His reckless driving accounted for the accident.
他开车鲁莽，引起了这场事故。

8. contentious adj. 容易引起争论的,好争论的
例句：Abortion is a highly contentious issue.
堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题。

9. restore vt. 恢复
例句：The army was called in to restore law and order to the place.
军队被召来恢复该地治安。

10. truancy n. 逃学，旷课
例句：The schools were fighting endlessly to combat truancy.
学校在不断地与逃学作斗争。