VOA慢速英语:联合国称乌干达有一百多万名苏丹难民

adj. 野蛮的; 蒙昧; 半开化的; 粗俗的;
[例句]This barbaric treatment of animals has no place in any decent society.
这种残忍地对待动物的行为是任何一个文明社会都不能容忍的。

2.according

adv. 依照;
v. 给予( accord的现在分词 ); 使和谐一致; 使符合; 使适合;
adj. 相符的，和谐的，相应的;
[例句]According to this study, women have made notable gains at the expense of men.
根据这项研究，女性以牺牲男性的利益为代价而获得了显著的收益。

3.wake-up

[词典] 唤醒;
[例句]The Ambassador said he hoped the statement would serve as a wake-up call to the government.
大使说，他希望这一声明能给政府敲响警钟。

4.plate

n. 盘子，盆子; 金属板; 均匀厚度的片状硬物体; [摄] 底片，感光版;
vt. 镀，在…上覆盖金属板; 覆盖; 电镀; [印] 给…制铅板;
[例句]Even the presidency was handed to him on a plate.
他甚至连总统之位都是得来全不费工夫。

5.exhausted

adj. 精疲力竭的; 筋疲力尽的; 耗尽的; 用完的;
v. 用尽( exhaust的过去式和过去分词 ); 使非常疲倦; 详尽讨论（或研究）; 弄空;
[例句]I was perished. No jacket, no torch, wet through, exhausted.
我快冻僵了。没有外衣，没有火把，浑身湿透了，筋疲力尽。