CNN news 2011-09-06 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. curve v. 弯曲;(依)曲线行进
例句：The road curves to the west.
道路向西弯。

2. soak vt. 使湿透
例句：We were soaked to the skin by the heavy rain.
大雨淋得我们浑身湿透。

3. brace vt.支住, 撑牢, 使绷紧
例句：This strut braces the beam.
这根柱子支撑房梁。

4. susceptible adj. 能经受的; 易受影响的; 易动感情的
例句：We are all susceptible to advertising.
我们都易受广告的影响。

5. converge vi. 会于一点, 向一点会合
例句：The roads converged at the stadium.
各条道路在体育场会聚。

6. hazard n. 危险; 公害
例句：He climbed into the car at the hazard of his life.
他冒着生命危险进了汽车。

7. surge n. 大浪,波涛; 激增
例句：It failed to stimulate a surge of investment in industry.
这没有能刺激工业投资的激增。

8. evacuate vt. 使避难,使疏散
例句：The civilians were evacuated from the city to farms.
百姓被从城里疏散到了农庄。

9. mandatory adj. 命令的;强制的;义务的
例句：Is the appointment of worker-directors to be mandatory?
工人董事的任命是不是强制性的？

10. nightmare n. 可怕的经历；难以处理之事；噩梦
例句：The hurricane was a long nightmare.
这次飓风令人担惊受怕了很久。

11. scenario n. (对可能出现的情况的)描述,推测
例句：In a worst-case scenario, the disease will reach epidemic proportions.
最坏的情况是这种病流行开来。