VOA慢速英语:Questions for Britain After the Riots

词汇讲解：

1. riot n.暴乱, 骚乱
例句：In May 1968 there was a massive wave of student riots.
一九六八年五月曾发生过大规模的学生骚乱。

2. spread v. 传开;蔓延
例句：The fire spread from the factory to the warehouse nearby.
火从工厂蔓延到了附近的仓库。

3. raid n. 劫掠, 劫夺
例句：There was a raid on a bank by armed mobs yesterday.
昨天发生了一起武装暴徒抢劫银行的事件。

4. deadly adj. 致死的, 致命的
例句：The shock was deadly to him.
这次打击对他是致命的。

5. gang n. (罪犯有组织的)一帮, 一伙
例句：The phone box was vandalized by a gang of youths.
那电话亭被一群少年歹徒故意破坏了。

6. intelligence n. 情报, 消息
例句：The general had secret intelligence of the enemy.
将军掌握了有关敌人的秘密情报。

7. plot v. 密谋
例句：They were plotting how to obtain the necessary information.
他们正在策划如何获取必要的情报。

8. discipline n. 纪律
例句：Our soldiers showed perfect discipline under heavy fire from the enemy's guns.
在敌人的炮火下, 我们的士兵表现出良好的纪律。

9. oppressive adj. 暴虐的,残酷的;不公平的
例句：To his own people, Solomon was a wasteful and oppressive monarch. 
对他本国人民来说，所罗门是个挥霍、残暴的君主。

10. empower vt. 授权, 准许
例句：The new law empowered the police to search private house.
新法律给予警察搜查私人住宅的权利。

11. loot v. 抢劫, 掠夺
例句：The mob looted many shops in the area.
暴徒在该地抢劫了许多商店。