BBC在线收听下载:希腊反紧缩政党赢得议会选举

1.austerity n. 紧缩；朴素；苦行；严厉

We have entered the Age of Austerity.
我们已经进入厉行紧缩的时代。

2.vigilante n. 义务警员；治安维持会成员

The vigilantes dragged the men out.
联防队员们把那些男子拖了出来。

3.retreat n. 撤退；休息寓所；撤退 vi. 撤退；退避；向后倾 vt. 退（棋）；使后退

The French, suddenly outnumbered, were forced to retreat.
法军在人数上突然处于劣势，被迫撤退了。

4.contingency n. 偶然性；[安全] 意外事故；可能性；[审计] 意外开支

We have contingency plans.
我们有应变计划。

5.dispatch n. 派遣；急件 vt. 派遣；分派

He had been continually dispatching scouts ahead.
他一直不断地派遣侦察员到前面去。

6.preparedness n. 有准备；已准备；做好准备(尤指作战准备)

The situation in the capital forced them to maintain military preparedness.
首都的局势迫使他们时刻做好军事准备。