CNN news 2011-12-04 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. spread v传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

2. sweep v (风等)刮起;(浪等)冲走;席卷
例句：The wind swept the leaves away.
风把树叶刮走。

3. pension n.退休金, 养老金
例句：She went to the company to draw her pension.
她去公司领退休金。

4. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

5. chaos n. 混乱;杂乱的一团(或一堆等)
例句：There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck.
飓风过后,城里一片混乱。

6. cancel vt.取消, 废除
例句：The game was cancelled because of the rain.
比赛因为下雨而取消了。

7. evoke vt.产生, 引起, 唤起
例句：The music evoked memories of her youth.
这乐曲勾起了她对青年时期的回忆。

8. 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。

9. cutback n. 削减;缩减;减少
例句：The hospital is freezing staff appointments as part of its cutbacks.
这家医院冻结员工职位作为削减开支的一部分。

10. glittering adj. 辉煌的
例句：Her decision to retire brought down the curtain on a glittering 30-year career.
她退休的决定给她30 年辉煌的职业生涯画上了句号。

11. harsh adj. 刺耳的, 刺眼的, 粗糙的；严厉的, 严酷的
例句：The lamp gave out a harsh light.
灯发出刺眼的光。