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BBC在线收听下载:意大利警方发现5000多件被盗文物

2015-01-22来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：

1.blatant adj. 喧嚣的；公然的；炫耀的；俗丽的

Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination.
圈外人将继续遭受极其明目张胆的歧视。

2.satire n. 讽刺；讽刺文学，讽刺作品

The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.
圣诞节期间商业化的一面很容易成为讽刺的对象。

3.grab vt. 攫取；霸占；将…深深吸引 vi. 攫取；夺取 n. 攫取；霸占；夺取之物

I made a grab for the knife.
我伸手去抓那把刀。

4.concession n. 让步；特许（权）；承认；退位

We made too many concessions and we got too little in return.
我们作出了太多让步，而得到了太少回报。

5.emaciated adj. 瘦弱的；憔悴的 v. 憔悴；消瘦下去（emaciate的过去分词）

A long illness had emaciated the invalid.
久病使这病人消瘦了。

6.ordeal n. 折磨；严酷的考验；痛苦的经验

They manned themselves for an ordeal.
他们振奋精神迎接考验。