CNN news 2011-06-13 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. burglarize v. 闯入…盗窃
例句：My apartment has been burglarized.
我的住宅失窃了。

2. victim n. 牺牲者, 受害者, 受灾者
例句：Most of the victims were shot in the back while trying to run away.
大多数受害者在设法逃跑时从背后被枪杀。

3. bolt n. 冲撞;逃跑
例句：At the sight of the policemen coming towards the house, the suspect made a bolt for the door.
瞥见警察向屋子走来,嫌疑犯便欲夺门而逃。

4. sweltering adj. 闷热的
例句：We were sweltering at the beach.
我们在沙滩上热得难受。

5. prompt vt. 促使, 推动, 引起
例句：The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。

6. dismissal n. 解雇, 免职, 开除
例句：The dismissal of five workmen caused a strike.
开除五个工人引起了罢工。

7. lurk vi. 潜伏, 埋伏, 潜在
例句：The murderers lurked behind the trees.
谋杀者埋伏在树后。

8. genius n. 天才, 天赋
例句：Mozart showed genius even at the age of six, when he began to compose minuets.
莫扎特六岁时就开始创作小步舞曲, 展露才华。

9. contort v. 扭曲, 扭弯
例句：Her face was contorted with pain.
她的脸由于疼痛而扭曲了。

10. gap n. 缺口, 裂口；间隔, 间隙；差距；不足, 缺陷
例句：We must see that there is no gap in our defence.
我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。

11. opt vi. 选择, 挑选
例句：What courses are most students opting for?
多数学生选什么课程？