[BBC新闻] 波音 777 的乘客请注意 2009.3.13

1.component   成分, 组成部分, 部件, 元件

A chemist can separate a medicine into its components.

2.airliner 客机, 班机

The fog grounded the airliners.

3.airways 航空公司

潘基文要求苏丹释放被绑架的援 2009.3.14

1.abduction 诱拐;诱导

2.markedly   ad. 显著地,醒目地,明显地

3.warrant n. 正当理由,根据,证明,批准,凭证,许可证,委任状 vt. 保证,辩解,担保,批准

I will warrant him an honest and reliable fellow.

4.reverse

(使)反转; (使)颠倒; (使)翻转Please reverse the positions of two pictures.

推翻, 取消The appeal court reversed the original verdict and set the prisoner free.

使倒退, 逆转The car reversed out.adj.

相反的, 颠倒的, 反向的Please read the names on this list in reverse order.

n.相反His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.

钱币的反面[背面]The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse.

[BBC新闻] 二十国集团财长和央行行长召开内部磋商会议 2009.3.14

1.amid

(表示位置)在…中间, 处于…之中, 为…所环绕The house stood amid maple trees.

(表示环境)处于…环境中, 处于…状态中; 由于存在…情况, 由于处于…状态中He felt strange amid so many people.

(表示让步)尽管有…的情况, 尽管存在…的状态This book was written amid many difficulties.

2.downturn n. 向下,下降趋势 n. 低迷时期

3.a common approach to rescuing banks

4.There is also a general acceptance that

[BBC新闻] 奥地利乱伦父亲今天受审 2009.3.16

1.incest 乱伦

2.enslavement n. 奴役;奴隶化

enslavement and rape carry sentences of 20 and 15 years

3.prosecutor n. 实行者,追诉者,告发者

Prosecutors argued that the baby, a twin, might have survived if had been taken to a doctor.

4.on guilty of murder

5.contest

争夺, 竞争He's contesting the election next week.

n.比赛, 竞赛, 竞争We entered a fishing contest.

搏斗, 争论, 纷争This is man's contest with nature.

contest the murder charge

恐惧心理阻碍美经济复苏 2009.3.15

1.inherit 继承

the new administration inherited an economic crisis , that originated in a property market bubble that burst.

2.originate 起源于, 来自, 产生

创造, 创始, 开创; 发明

He originated a new instrument.

3.beget vt. 招致,产生,引起

This fear begets fear.

4.paradox n. 似非而是的隽语,自相矛盾的话;

5.a set of 一系列的

经济低谷时期大学注册人数增多 2009.3.16

1.provost n. 负责校政人员,主监督,牧师,监狱看守

2.double-digit growth

3.enrollment n. 登记,注册,招收,入学,入伍

4.What other career can I follow?

5.oftentimes ad. 时常地

they will oftentimes go to school or return to school if they have not previously completed their degree.

6.wake-up call 叫醒人的电话

 it was a shock, and a wake-up call when the only work he could find was a low-paying restaurant job.

[BBC新闻] 乱伦父亲已服罪 2009.3.16

1.emerge 出现; 显出; 暴露

it emerged that he had fathered seven children with his daughter.

2.folder 文件夹, 纸夹

3.composed a. 镇静的,沉着的

speaking in a composed voice

4.coercion 强迫；胁迫；高压政治

coercion and bribery威胁利诱

No coercion！反对强制［高压统治］！

He paid the money under coercion.他被迫付钱。

5.jury n. 陪审团,评判委员会,陪审员a. 应急的

Fritzl's lawyer appealed to the jury to see his client as a human being , not a monster.

AIG顶风发奖金惹众怒 (1) 2009.3.17

1.bringing the company to the brink of collapse

2.distasteful a. 味道差的,令人不愉快的, 令人讨厌的(to)

The medicine is distasteful but good for you.良药苦口。

The very idea of cheating him is distasteful to me.

Smoking is distasteful to me.

3.bail-out n. 跳伞, 以优先股发给股东作为红利之行为;应急措施

4.outrageous 骇人的; 残暴的; 无耻的; 不道德的

Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.

5.obligated a. 责无旁贷的,有责任的,有义务的

AIG is contractually obligated to pay them.

6.excess n.过度,剩于,超过,超额a过度的,额外的

7.corporate n. 组织 a.公司的法人团体的

1.bonehead 笨蛋

[BBC新闻] 布朗鼓励发展民用核能 2009.3.17

1.proliferate vi. 增殖,激增,扩散vt. 使激增

激增; (迅速)繁殖; 增生Rabbits proliferate when they have plenty of food.

扩散Influenza proliferated throughout the country.

proliferation n. 增殖,分芽繁殖

2.even-handed a. 不偏不倚的,公正的

3.stockpile n. 储蓄,积蓄,库存vt. 储蓄,贮存

oil stockpile 石油贮存

strategic stockpile 战略囤储

4.single out 挑选出

singled out Iran as an example

5.sanction 〈正〉批准, 认可

Official sanction has not yet been given.

〈正〉制裁The United Nations Security Council took sanctions against the aggressor country.

〈正〉约束力Prison is the best sanction against a crime like this.

vt.批准; 认可How can you sanction such rudeness?

6.shun vt. 避开,规避,避免

He was a shy man who shunned all publicity.

7.unequivocal a. 不含糊的,不模棱两可,明白的

 let me be unequivocal：

8.stand ready 待命准备

1.It’s impossible to pinpoint where things are heading next.

n. 极小之物,针尖vt. 精确地找到,准确地轰炸,强调a. 针尖的,极微的,精确的

2. It’s an about-face from the problem Soho was grappling with (about-face:彻底改变；grapple with 尽力克服)

美国欢迎巴基斯坦缓解政治压力 (1) 2009.3.18

1.reinstatement n. 复原;复职

2.dispose

处理; 处置He disposed his books on the shelves.

vt.布置They disposed troops along the river.

使愿意或准备做His criminal records do not dispose me to trust him.

3.be at stake 胜负未定;在危急关头,危若累卵

what was at stake in the political standoff僵持, 僵局

4.compromise 妥协;让步

5.Pakistanis adj.巴基斯坦的 n.巴基斯坦人

6.stalk 

主茎, 花梗, 叶柄She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase.

vt.潜步跟踪, 潜近He spent the weekend stalking deer in the Scottish highlands.

vi.高视阔步, 大踏步走She refused to accept that she was wrong and stalked furiously out of the room.

1.      disperse the rival crowds (使)散开, 驱散

2.      sack

麻袋, 包Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.

一袋的量I bought three sacks of rice.

开除, 解雇He got the sack for petty thiev-ing.

洗劫, 劫掠The invaders put all to the sack.

vt.装入袋中They were sacking the potatoes in the field.

解雇Facer was sacked five days ago.

洗劫, 劫掠The invaders sacked the city.

3.hue 色彩, 色调

The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.

[BBC新闻] 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。2009.3.18

1.Apeal Court 【法】上诉法院

2.wrongful a. 不正当的,不法的,不讲道理的

3.imprisonment 关押, 监禁

4.forensic 法庭的公开辩论[讨论]的, 论争的

forensic ability 辩才

5.dunce 笨人, 低能儿; 劣等生

an utter dunce十足的低能儿

6.dock

被告席The corrupt official stood in the dock.

vt. & vi.(使)船停靠码头The ship docked.

vt.减少; 扣除He docked her pocket money until the debt was paid off.

7.demolish 摧毁; 推翻; 拆毁(尤指大建筑物)

Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.

8.loggy 迟缓的,呆呆的

9.strangle 扼死; 使窒息

He strangled her with a nylon stocking.

1.cough up

认罪, 勉强说出(某事)After hours of questioning, the prisoner coughed up and admitted that he had stolen the jewels.

咳出He coughed up the candy that was stuck in his throat.

掏出, 交出She was shocked at the bill, but she had to cough up.

2.swap [swɔp]

n.交换This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.

vt. & vi.交换I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped.

美国欢迎巴基斯坦缓解政治压力 (2) 2009.3.19

1.confrontation n. 对审,面对面,面对,对质

We can't risk another confrontation with the union.

2.impediment n. 妨碍,阻碍,阻止,口吃,行李

there should be no impediments to peaceful assembly.

3.assembly 装配, 组装

4.uphold the rule of law

5.ally

使)结盟, (使)联合This country allied with another country.

同盟国, 同盟者In that war England was not an ally; she was neutral.

支持者She felt she needed an ally so badly.

[BBC新闻] 可怕迷魂药，兽父终认罪。2009.3.19

1.compaign not compain

2.witchcraft 巫术；魔法

Witchcraft is now a recognized religion in the United States.

3.allege 断言, 宣称, 辩解 allegation

The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.

4.abduct 劫持; 诱拐

The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten.

5.hallucinogen 【药】幻觉剂

6.concoct 

vt.调制，炮制,捏造，编造,策划，计划

concoct a splendid meal配制的佳肴

concoct an excuse for being late

美参议院确立贸易代表 2009.3.20

1.critic 批评家, 评论家

2.accord

 一致, 符合They came to an accord that profits should be shared equally.

(尤指国与国之间的)谅解, 协议The government expected a temporary accord with the Opposition before the end of the year.

vt.给予, 赠予We accorded the boy due praise.

vi.符合, 一致The two statements accord superficially.

3.pledge

保证; 誓言The government should fulfil its pledge.

信物Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship.

抵押品She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.

vt. & vi.保证, 许诺; 发誓

The old man is willing to pledge for him.

vt.典当I pledged my watch.

1.Every moment of life is a borrowed time.（大难未死）继续活着的一段时间

2.estrange 使疏远(尤指家庭成员之间)

The argument estranged him from his brother.

形容分居的夫妻(estranged husband, 貌似estranged wife很少看到。)
另外形容国家关系很僵也会用。说到中美关系发展的时候就是。通常都形容尼克松访华前的中美关系就是estranged relations.

3.      Liverpool and Chelsea will go head-to-head
A head-to-head contest or competition is one in which two people or groups compete directly against each other.捉对厮杀”

4.      sled(sledge) dog 雪橇狗

5.        stagger

蹒跚He staggered to his feet.他摇摇摆摆地站起来。

vt.使…感到震惊[担心]The difficulty of examination staggered him.考试的难度使他很担心。

错开Our management has decided to stagger our working hour.

6.        yippee 开心,快乐等时叫起来的感叹词

1.fanatic 狂热者, 入迷者Alexander is a football fanatic.

             狂热入迷的He is a fanatic jogger.

2.horrendous 可怕的, 恐怖的;极讨厌的What horrendous weather!

3. took place within a matter of 2 months

4.there is no better place for taking the pulse(测量) of the world’s economy

[BBC新闻] 英国潜水员被控偷窃 2009.3.24

1.salvage   海上营救Salvage was hampered.海上营救受到了阻碍。

经加工后重新利用的废物, 废料回收

抢救出的财产The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

vt.(从火灾、海难等中)抢救(某物)All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.

2.stray   走失, 离群; 迷路The child strayed away from home.这孩子离家走失了。

stray from [off] the right path偏离正道

Don't stray from the point.不要离题乱扯。

3.seek to 设法，力图

4.radical   根本的, 基本的; 彻底的, 完全的The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.

激进的, 激进派的His opinions are very radical.

红十字会联手气象专家应对非洲灾难 2009.3.25

1.pact 条约, 协定, 协议The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.

2.expertise 专门知识或技能We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.

3.alleviate 减轻, 缓解, 缓和The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.

4.spur 激励因素; 刺激, 鞭策International competition is a spur to modernization.

激励The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.

法国首相致力于金融改革 2009.3.26

1.stricter oversight of international financial institutions 对金融机构更严格的监管

2.pillar 台，柱He was a pillar of the club for over thirty years.

3.hedge树篱，保护手段Buying gold may be a hedge against inflation.

4.be subject to 受支配,从属于 ,常遭受… hedge funds must be subject to real oversight

5.fuel v.激起His provocative words only fueled the argument further.

6.evade v.逃避; 回避If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison.

7.vigorous 精力充沛的The old man is still vigorous and lively.

hedge fund就是指“对冲基金”。 “对冲基金”的“对冲”手法，就是指通过买进那些“价值低估”的股票并卖空那些“价值高估”的股票来获利，这样一来一部分股票在市场看涨时获利，另一部分则在市场下跌时获利，就可以期望不论市场的行情如何，都可从中获得利润。

[BBC新闻] 狂喷小奥的不止中国...还有... 2009.3.25

1.as sb put it 如某人所说

2.holds the rotating presidency of the European Union 欧盟轮值主席

3.blunt  率直的, 直言不讳的She is rather blunt in speech.

把…弄钝, 减弱Time blunts the edge of sorrow.时间会减缓悲痛。

4.therein 在那里, 在那方面, 在那时, 在其中She would never agree to marry him and therein lay the cause of his unhappiness.

5.travelled not traveled

6.upperclassman: 学长
upperclasswoman: 学姐
7. impotent 无行动能力的, 软弱无能的；无效力的; 无助的；【医】阳萎的

impotent leadership不得力的领导

an impotent conclusion虎头蛇尾

in impotent fury干着急

7.      Let's zoom in(v.放大) on the board.

zoom vi.(飞机、汽车等)急速移动They got into the car and zoomed off.

 (价格、费用等)急升, 猛涨House prices zoomed last year.

n.嗡嗡声, 隆隆声I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.

8.cue n.尾白, 提示The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.

暗示, 暗号, 指示When she coughs, it's my cue to come onto the stage.

vt.向…发出指示信号The studio manager will cue you in when it's your turn to sing.

世界航空业今年将出现巨额亏损2009.3.27

1.dent n.凹痕, 凹坑vt.使产生凹痕I'm afraid I've dented the car.恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。

2.overshadow 使(某物)被遮暗; 使阴暗;

使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣His disappearance overshadowed the family.他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.

3.otherwise 用别的方法, 不同地He says it's genuine, but we think otherwise.

他说这是真的, 但我们不这样认为。

在其他方面; 除此以外The soup was cold, but it was otherwise an excellent meal.

[BBC新闻] 举步维艰的非联 2009.3.26

1.coup 〈法〉意外而成功的行动

Getting the contract was quite a coup.把合同争取到手是巧妙精彩的一着。

2.charitable 仁爱的, 慈善的, 厚道的; 慷慨的

3.flurry 疾风, 骤雨; 骤然降下的一场雪等

A flurry of wind upset the small boat.

4.illegitimate 不合法的

1. Policemen with families have to moonlight（v.兼差） to make ends meet.

1.Amount to : 共计The bill amounts to $500.
意味着His words amounted to a threat.
发展成If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.

2.spell out认真研究出, 琢磨, 理解
spell out the meaning很吃力地读懂[理解]其意义

3.evacuate vt. & vi.撤离, 疏散(这个词让我想起了2008年春的南方暴雪)

4.outskirt n.外边,郊区,常用复数

5. Emergency services in the American states of North Dakota and Minnesota mounted a huge operation to try to contain rising flood waters.

   Mount vi.增加; 上升Social problems in modern society are mounting.

vt.上演; 配有…It'll cost a great deal of money to mount the play.

发动; 攻击The opposition is getting ready to mount a powerful attack on the government.

[BBC新闻] 穷人不应该为金融危机买单 2009.3.27

1.chuckle vi.轻声地笑

I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book.

2. a bitter pill to swallow (必须吞下去的)苦药丸, 不能不做的苦事, 不得不忍受的屈辱

3.rivive vt. & vi.

恢复, 苏醒, 复活He revived after a rest and some food.经过休息并吃了一点食物之后, 他恢复了体力。

使再生效, 回忆起, 使再流行The old popular songs have revived.

4.prominent 杰出的, 著名的, 卓越的

He is a prominent physician.

5. firearm and ammunition 枪支和弹药

世界航空业今年将出现巨额亏损 2009.3.28

1.short-change vt.缺斤少两;(给顾客)少找钱

2.acronym n. 缩写字,字头语,首字母缩写

IOSA is the acronym for IATA Operational Safety Audit

3.audit vt. n. 审计, 查账

The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors.

4.conformity n.依照, 遵从; 符合, 一致

measure their conformity with global safety standards

5.benefit not benefit

1. 1.Philanthropist: n.慈善家
2.Make or break: 要么成功要么毁灭;不成功，则成仁
3.take to the streets: 通常用于游行、抗议、罢工等，指人群走上街头进行游行、抗议、罢工。

[BBC新闻] 联合国希望苏丹收回驱逐令 2009.3.28

1.back down vt.退让, 退回去, 撤销(要求等)

After being confronted with our evidence, the other side had to back down.

2.advocacy 支持, 拥护, 鼓吹

He is insistent on the advocacy of new scientific methods.

3.follow-up a. 作为重复的,继续的,接着的

what follow-up would there be?