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2015-01-04来源:BBC
词汇讲解:

1.diver n. 潜水者;跳水的选手;潜鸟

The diver poised on the edge of the high board.
跳水者在高台边上站稳。

2.handcuff vt. 给…戴上手铐;限制 n. 手铐;思想上的桎梏

He was led away to jail in handcuffs.
他戴着手铐被送进监狱。

3.sonar n. 声纳;声波定位仪(等于asdic)

Having been suggested by a bat, people invented sonar.
受到蝙蝠的启发,人们发明了声呐。

4.disoriented adj. 无判断力的;分不清方向或目标的 v. 使…迷惑(disorient的过去时和过去分词)

Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented.
她的头还痛,并且觉得有些晕头转向。

5.incumbent adj. 现任的;依靠的;负有职责的 n. 在职者;现任者;领圣俸者

In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being re-elected.
一般情况下,现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。

6.perpetrate vt. 犯(罪);做(恶)

Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
只有疯子才犯这种令人发指的罪行。