CNN news 2011-10-25 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. gear n. 工具;设备,装置;家用器具
例句：That store sells sports gear.
那家商店卖体育器具。

2. deadline n. 最后期限
例句：Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.
呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。

3. neighbor n. 邻国
例句：Canada and the United States are neighbors.
加拿大和美国是邻邦。

4. commitment n. 承诺, 许诺, 保证
例句：He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
他保证按时付房租。

5. declare vt.宣布, 宣告; 声明；断言, 宣称
例句：The new Congress declared a state of war with Germany.
新的国会向德国宣战了。

6. remaining adj. 剩余的,剩下的
例句：Add all the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
加入所有剩下的用料，煮到沸腾。

7. culminate vi. 达到极点,（以某种结果）告终,（在某一点）结束
例句：The battle culminated in total victory.
这一仗大获全胜

8. peril n. 危险的事(或环境); 极大危险
例句：The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.
难民有饿死的危险。

9. overdue adj. 迟到的; 延误的；过期的, 到期未付的
例句：The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
飞机晚点了, 被坏天气耽搁了。

10. survivor n. 幸存者;残存者;生还者
例句：A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.
经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。

11. collapse vi.倒塌, 塌下；崩溃, 突然失败
例句：Having been neglected for years, the house collapsed.
这所房子因年久失修而倒塌了。