CNN news 2011-11-13 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. retire v. 退职; 退役; (使)退休
例句：Some of the older workers were retired early.
有些老工人提前退休了。

2. charity n. 慈善团体;慈善事业
例句：These homeless children received some money and clothes from some charities.
一些无家可归的孩子收到了来自一些慈善机构的钱和衣物。

3. witness vt.亲眼看见, 目击；作证, 证明；表示, 说明
例句：I witnessed the accident.
我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

4. scandal n. 丑事, 丑闻
例句：The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。

5. entrust vt. 委托, 托付,交托
例句：I couldn’t entrust my children to strangers.
我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看。

6. slam vt. 猛烈抨击; 猛地关上;啪嗒一声关上
例句：The film was slammed by many reviewers.
这部电影受到许多评论者的猛烈抨击。

7. strand vt. 使处于困境
例句：I was left stranded penniless in a strange city.
我流落在一个陌生的城市里,身无分文,一筹莫展。

8. highlight vt.强调, 突出, 使显著
例句：The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
总统强调访问中国的重要性。

9. odds n. 可能性, 机会
例句：The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.
她获胜的机会是五比一。

10. plague vt. 使受灾祸; 使苦恼;烦忧;折磨
例句：Famine has plagued these countries for years.
这些国家遭受饥荒多年。