雅典在暴力冲突与罢工中瘫痪

词汇讲解：

1. clash vi. 发生冲突;不调和;抵触
例句：Their views clash on the new tax bill.
他们在新税法上意见相左。

2. slash v. 削减
例句：The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.
该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。

3. launch vt. 发射;投掷;使升空
例句：The coach taught us how to launch a javelin.
教练教我们投标枪。

4. anchor vt. 抛锚
例句：They anchored their ship in the river in a foggy morning.
在一个迷雾的早晨他们把船停泊在河上。

5. shutter vt. 关(店);停止(营业)
例句：All the stores on the street were shuttered at midnight.
午夜街上所有的商店都关门了。

6. cripple vt.使跛, 受伤致残；严重削弱, 使陷于瘫痪
例句：The general strike of the railway workers crippled the country's economy.
铁路工人的全面罢工使国家的经济陷于瘫痪。

7. pension n.退休金, 养老金
例句：The country provided a pension to the old person.
国家给老人们提供养老金。

8. stockbroker n. 股票经纪人
例句：The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.
股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。

9. satisfy v. 使满意; 满足
例句：Her father tried his best to satisfy her demands.
她的父亲想尽一切办法来满足她的要求。

10. contract vt. (使)收缩，(使)紧缩；(使)缩短；(使)皱缩
例句：Metal contracts as it becomes cool.
金属冷却时体积缩小。

11. fallout n. 余波;附带结果
例句：There was a lot of fallout after the police bribes were made public.
警察受贿案公开之后,引起极大的余波。