英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)四新聞聽(tīng)力詞匯

金融財(cái)經(jīng)詞匯：

negotiate談判

netprofit凈利潤(rùn)

obligation義務(wù)

payment付款

predict預(yù)測(cè)

prosperity繁榮

recession不景氣

reimbursement償還

release發(fā)彳亍

retail零售

booming激增的

budget財(cái)政預(yù)算

chronic長(zhǎng)期的

theConsumerPriceIndex

消費(fèi)者價(jià)格指數(shù)

credibility信譽(yù)

currency貨幣

default違約

deficit財(cái)政赤字

depressed蕭條的

Dow-JonesIndustrial

Average道?瓊斯工業(yè)股票

平均指數(shù)（30個(gè)主要工業(yè)

公司股票價(jià)格的綜合指數(shù)）

financier金融家

incentive刺激

inflation通貨膨脹

InternationalMonetary

Fund(IMF)國(guó)際貨幣基金

組織

macro-manage宏觀管理

NASDAQ(National

AssociationofSecurities

DealersAutomated

Quotations)納斯達(dá)克

(全美證券交易者協(xié)會(huì)自

動(dòng)化摘要)

selloff變現(xiàn)

shoppingmall購(gòu)物商場(chǎng)

sponsor贊助

stalling停滯的

stock股票

subscribe中購(gòu)

tradesurplus網(wǎng)頁(yè)差

Treasury財(cái)政部

triple三倍的

overdue過(guò)期的

WallStreet華爾街

wholesale批發(fā)

政治軍事詞匯

absolutemonarchy君主專(zhuān)

制政體

abstention棄權(quán)

allege斷言

ally同盟國(guó)

analysis分析

annual每年的

appropriate適當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

armsinspector武器核查人

口

貝

asylum避難

atstake利害攸關(guān)

atrocity暴行1

autonomy自治權(quán)

baremajority（選舉投票）

勉強(qiáng)過(guò)半數(shù)

bill法案

breakthrough突破

bureaucracy官僚主義

jeopardize破壞

Jerusalem耶路撒冷

impeachment彈劾

incumbent現(xiàn)任者

coalitiongovernment聯(lián)合

政府

collision沖突

commissioner委員

commitment承諾

compel迫使

comply月艮從

comprehensive全面的

concede承認(rèn)（競(jìng)選失敗）

concession讓步

condolence吊唁

ConservativeParty（英國(guó)）

保守黨

constitution憲法

consulate領(lǐng)事館

contender（某個(gè)職位的）

爭(zhēng)奪者

conviction信念

coordinator協(xié)調(diào)員

corruption腐敗

crackdown鎮(zhèn)壓

DemocraticParty（美國(guó)）

民主黨

designate委任

disarmament裁軍

disrupt擾亂

dissident持不同政見(jiàn)者

due預(yù)定的

electoralgroup選舉團(tuán)

eligible有資格的

insufficient不充分的

intimidation恐嚇

logistical后勤的

calibrate校驗(yàn)

campaign運(yùn)動(dòng)

candidate々芙選人

Chancellor總理（彳惠國(guó)）

cleansing清洗

envoy特使

espionage間諜

ethnic種族的

EuropeanUnion(EU)歐盟

exiledregime流亡政府

expel驅(qū)逐

favorabilityrate支持率

federalgovernment聯(lián)邦政

府

GazaStrip加沙地帶

GroupEight(G-8)八國(guó)集

團(tuán)

hearing聽(tīng)證會(huì)

humanitarian人道主義的

mandate托管

mission使團(tuán)

moderate溫和的

mosque清真寺

Muslim穆斯林

nomination提名

inaugurationaddress就職

演說(shuō)

opinionpolls民意測(cè)驗(yàn)

oppositionparty反對(duì)黨

outrage憤怒

overturn推番必

Palestine巴勒斯坦

parliament議會(huì)

partyinoffice執(zhí)政黨

partyoutofoffice在野黨

pension養(yǎng)老金

pledge承諾

poll投票

proliferation擴(kuò)散

provisionalgovernment臨

時(shí)政府

provoke激起

pullout撤軍

radicalgroup激進(jìn)組織

refugee難民

regime政體

remains遺體

repatriate遣返叵I國(guó)

RepublicanParty（美國(guó)）

共和黨

resignation辭職

resume恢復(fù)

reverse改變

revive復(fù)蘇

rival對(duì)手

schedule時(shí)間表

sovereignty主權(quán)

territorial領(lǐng)土的

trumpet鼓吹

turmoil?昆亂

underline強(qiáng)調(diào)

unilateral單邊的

unrest動(dòng)亂

vacuum真空

voluntarily自愿地

theWorldTrade

Organization(WTO)世界

貿(mào)易組織

綜合類(lèi)詞匯：

advanceddetachment先頭

部隊(duì)

aircrash飛機(jī)墜毀事件

airfight空戰(zhàn)

airraid空襲

airsupremacy缶U空權(quán)

aircraftcarrier航空母艦

alliedforces聯(lián)軍

anti-corruption反腐敗

apartheid種族隔離

armedforces武裝部隊(duì)

armoredcorps裝甲部隊(duì)

armscontrol軍備控制

Richterscale（地震震級(jí)的

一種數(shù)值標(biāo)度）里氏震級(jí)

rocket火箭

seedplayer種子選手

sideeffect副作用

stealth隱形飛機(jī)

sustainabledevelopment可

持續(xù)發(fā)展

combat戰(zhàn)斗

complaint意見(jiàn)

ComprehensiveTestingBan

Treaty(CTBT)全面禁止

核試驗(yàn)條約

conventionalweapon常規(guī)

武器

counselor顧問(wèn)

crossinfection交叉感染

curfew宵禁

declarewar宣戰(zhàn)

defendingchampion衛(wèi)冕

冠軍

deployment部署

destroyerescort護(hù)航艦

disarmament裁軍

dopecheck興奮劑檢查

drawgame和局

earthquake地震

ecologicenvironment生態(tài)

環(huán)境

ecologicdeficit生態(tài)赤字

ecosystem生態(tài)系統(tǒng)

embezzle貪污

escalationofwar戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)升級(jí)

euthanasia安樂(lè)死

foodchain食物鏈

guerrilla游擊隊(duì)

genediagnose基因診斷

greenhouseeffect溫室效

應(yīng)

gymnasticgames體操比賽

heavyweapon重型武器

humanimmunodeficiency

virus(HIV)艾滋病病毒

hometeam主隊(duì)

hostnation東道主

infectionsdisease傳染病

intercontinentalmissile洲

際導(dǎo)彈

armsrace軍備競(jìng)賽

arsenal彈藥庫(kù)

athleticmeeting運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)

autonomy自治權(quán)

ballisticmissile彈道導(dǎo)彈

bombingplane轟炸機(jī)

braindeath月盲死亡

bureaucracy官僚主義

ceasefire?；?/p>

coercion壓力

internationallaw國(guó)際法

IPR(intellectualproperty

right）知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)

isolationward隔離病房

juveniledelinquency青少

年犯罪

laid-off下崗工人

legislativeauthority立法權(quán)

力

legislativeelection立法選

舉

legislativeveto（美國(guó)）國(guó)

會(huì)否決制

lifeexpectancy壽命

medium-rangemissile中程

導(dǎo)彈

missinginaction(MIA)失

蹤軍人

missile導(dǎo)彈

militaryaction軍事有1動(dòng)

militarybuffer軍事緩沖力

量

militarycoalition聯(lián)合軍事

行動(dòng)

militaryconfrontation軍事

對(duì)峙

monopoly壟斷

mortalityrate死亡率

NationalAeronauticsand

SpaceAdministration

(NASA)美國(guó)宇航局

neutral中立的

no-flyzone禁飛區(qū)

non-proliferation(核)不

擴(kuò)散

pressconference記者招待

會(huì)

quarantine隔離

raceriot種族騷亂

racialdiscrimination種族

歧視

rateofunemployment失業(yè)

率

ratification正式批準(zhǔn)

Taliban塔利班

terrorism恐怖主義

terrorist恐怖主義分子

tollontraffic交通事故的

死亡人數(shù)

tournament錦標(biāo)賽

trafficcongestion交通

聯(lián)合國(guó)主要機(jī)構(gòu)名稱(chēng)(UN

MainBodies)：

FoodandAgriculture

Organization(FAO)聯(lián)合

國(guó)糧農(nóng)組織

GeneralAssemblyofthe

UnitedNations聯(lián)合國(guó)大

會(huì)

InternationalLabor

Organization國(guó)際勞工組

織

International

TelecommunicationUnion

23

國(guó)際電信聯(lián)盟

DisarmamentCommission

裁軍委員會(huì)

SecurityCouncil安理會(huì)

UnitedNations

DevelopmentProgram聯(lián)

合國(guó)開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃署

UnitedNationsEducational,

ScientificandCultural

Organization(UNESCO)

聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織

UnitedNations

EnvironmentProgram聯(lián)合

國(guó)環(huán)境規(guī)劃署

24

UnitedNations

Peace-keepingForce聯(lián)合

國(guó)維持和平部隊(duì)

WorldFoodCouncil世界

糧食理事會(huì)

InternationalDevelopment

Association(IDA)國(guó)際開(kāi)

發(fā)協(xié)會(huì)

WorldHealthOrganization

世界衛(wèi)生組織

WorldIntellectualProperty

Organization世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)

權(quán)組織

WorldMeteorological

25

Organization世界氣象組

織

26

Bufferzone:緩沖地帶

UNpeacekeepersmovedin

onTuesdaytocreatea

bufferzonebetweenrival

factionsoftheCongolese

army.

2004-12-24

Ration:定量配給

Theagencyhasbeen

steadilycuttingrationsto

27

morethan2.8million

peopleinSouthernAfrica

overthelastsixmonths,

manyofthemlivingwith

HIV/AIDSandmanyof

themchildren.Mosthave

beensurvivingonhalfa

normalration,orless.

2004-12-23

Casualty:傷亡（人數(shù)）

Whileaslightmajority

believetheIraqwar

28

contributedtothelong-term

securityoftheUnitedStates,

70percentofAmericans

thinkthesegainshavecome

atannunacceptablencostin

militarycasualties,thepoll

shows.

2004-12-23

Headoff:阻止，攔截

InsettingupaCommission

onTruthandFriendship,the

twocountrieshopetohead

29

offaparallelinitiativeby

U.N.Secretary-General

KofiAnnan,whois

weighinghisownexpert

commissiontoreview

whetherjusticewasdone

afterthe1999violence,their

foreignministerssaidafter

talkswithAnnan.

2004-12-22

Bravado:虛張聲勢(shì)

ProtectedbyU.S.Black

30

Hawkhelicopters,Britain1s

TonyBlairflewintoIraqon

Tuesdayinasurpriseshow

ofpoliticalbravado

designedtoboostprospects

forIraqielectionsandcheer

UKtroopsbeforeChristmas.

2004-12-22

Roundup:圍捕，使集攏

Policeroundedupdozensof

suspectsonMondayafter

twinsuicidecarbombings

31

killed66peopleinIraq!s

Shi'iteholycities,attacks

thatintensifiedfearsof

sectarianviolenceduring

electionsonJan.30.

2004-12-21

Pharaoh:法老，暴君

Now,followinga20-year

re-examinationofhistorical

recordsanduncoveringnew

evidence,VassilDobrev,a

FrenchEgyptologist,claims

32

tohaveprovedthatthe

largestsinglestonestatueon

Earthistheworkofa

forgottenpharaoh.

2004-12-21

Brief:辯護(hù)狀

CliveStaffordSmith,a

Britishhumanrightslawyer,

hasprepareda50brief

whichcontainsadviceto

takethecasetoUScourtsto

ensurehereceivesafairtrial,

33

theSundayTimesreported

aftersayingithadseenthe

document.

2004-12-20

Atwill:隨意，任意

Thedeadlystrikes

highlightedtheapparent

abilityoftheinsurgentsto

launchattacksalmostatwill,

despiteconfident

assessmentsbyU.S.military

commandersthattheyhad

34

regainedtheinitiativeafter

lastmonth1scampaign

againstmilitantsinFallujah.

2004-12-20

Overturn:否決

CaitrionaRuane,whoheads

the"BringThemHomeH

campaignthatsoughtthe

Irishmen'srelease,saidthe

courtoverturnedanearlier

decisionclearingJames

Monaghan,NiallConnolly

35

andMartinMcCauleyof

terrorism-relatedcharges.

2004-12-17

Ebbed:退潮，衰落

Israelitroopskillednine

Palestiniansduringaraid

intoGaza,thebloodiestin

twoweeks,wherefighting

hasnotebbeddespite

expectationsthatmoderate

MahmoudAbbaswillwina

presidentialpolltoreplace

YasserArafatnextmonth.

36

2004-12-31

Laserbeam:激光束

Authoritiesareinvestigating

amysteriouslaserbeamthat

wasdirectedintothecockpit

ofacommercialjet

travelingatmorethan8,500

feet.

2004-12-31

Warplane:軍用機(jī)

37

UStroopsbackedby

Warplaneshavekilled25

guerrillasinthenorthern

IraqicityofMosulafter

facingafiercecoordinated

assaultbytwosuicide

bombsanddozensof

insurgents,themilitarysay.

2004-12-30

Wardoff:防止，擋住

Bodieswerepiledintomass

gravesinthebeliefthat

38

burialwouldwardoff

disease.Paramedicsin

southernIndiabegan

vaccinatingthousandsof

survivorsagainstcholera,

typhoid,hepatitisAand

dysentery,andauthorities

sprayedbleachingpowder

onbeacheswherebodies

havebeenrecovered.InSri

Lanka,reportsof

waterbornediseasesuchas

diarrheacausedfearsofan

epidemic.

39

2004-12-30

Mudslide:泥流

Apowerfulstormmoved

alongtheCalifornia'sCoast

MondayandTuesday,

causinghighway-blocking

mudslides,floodingand

poweroutages.

2004-12-29

Shiite:什葉派教徒

40

AmainSunniMuslim

politicalpartywithdrew

fromIraq!supcoming

electionsonMonday,anda

suicidebombattackonthe

nation'slargestShiiteparty

killedatleastsixpeopleand

wounded33others,police

said.

2004-12-29

Sanitation:公共衛(wèi)生設(shè)施

Thedisastercouldbethe

41

costliestinhistoryaswell,

with"manybillionsof

dollarsnofdamage,said

U.N.UndersecretaryJan

Egeland,whoisinchargeof

emergencyrelief

coordination.Hundredsof

thousandshavelost

everything,andmillions

faceahazardousfuture

becauseofpolluteddrinking

water,alackofsanitation

andnohealthservices,he

said.

42

2004-12-28

Fraudulent:欺騙性的，欺

詐的

"Wehavebeenindependent

for14yearsbutwewerenot

free/Yushchenkotoldthe

festivecrowdinKiev's

centralIndependence

Square,thecenterofweeks

ofprotestsafterthe

fraudulentand

now-annulledNov.21ballot

43

inwhichPrimeMinister

ViktorYanukovychhad

beendeclaredthewinner.

2004-12-27

Tsunami:海嘯

Theearthquakehitat6:58

a.m.;thetsunamicameas

muchas21/2hourslater,

withoutwarning,ona

morningofcrystalblue

skies.Sunbathersand

snorkelers,carsandcottages,

44

fishingboatsandevena

lighthouseweresweptaway.

2004-12-27

Fahrenheit:華氏度

Twohitfilmsthathavebeen

snubbedthisawardsseason

inHollywoodsnaredtop

People'sChoicehonorson

Sundayasanti-Bush

documentarynFahrenheit

9/11nwasnamedbestfilm

and"ThePassionofThe

Christ"bestfilmdrama.

45

2005-01-11

Pragmatic:實(shí)干的，注重實(shí)

效的

Thevictoryofthestaidand

pragmaticAbbas,whohas

spokenoutagainstviolence

andhasthebackingofthe

internationalcommunity,

wasexpectedtousherina

newera,afterfourdecades

ofchaoticand

corruption-riddledruleby

46

YasserArafatwhodiedNov.

11.

2005-01-10

Curfew:宵禁

Emergencypowersallow

thegovernmenttoimpose

curfews,closebordersand

airportsanddetainsuspects

withoutfollowingnormal

legalprocedures.The

emergencyappliestoall

regionsofIraqexceptthe

47

Kurdishnorth,whichhas

beenrelativelystable.

2005-01-07

Unseat:使失去資格

Highhumidity,poorair

qualityandsomeofthe

nation1slongestcommute

timesalsohelpedTexas1

mostpopulouscityunseat

Detroit,the2004

heavyweightchampion,the

magazinesaid.

48

2005-01-07

Congeniality:趣味相同,意

氣相投

Bullock,whosescreen

creditsinclude"Miss

Congeniality,""WhileYou

WereSleepingnand

"Speed」contactedthe

AmericanRedCrosslast

week,theorganizationsaid

Monday.

Catastrophe:異常的災(zāi)禍

49

Thepresidentwascriticized

forhisinitialreactiontothe

catastrophewhenhe

pledged$15millionfrom

theUnitedStates,withsome

criticspointingoutthatthis

waslessthanhalfwhatwill

bespentonBush!s

inauguration.Thepledge

hassincerisento$350

million.

2005-01-06

50

Beefup:加強(qiáng),補(bǔ)充

Butexpertswarnthe

high-technetworkof

sensorsandbuoyswouldbe

uselessunlesscountrieslike

Indonesiabeefup

communicationslinkstothe

coastalcommunitiesthat

wouldbehitbygiantwaves.

2005-01-05

Payrolltax:工資稅

51

TheBushadministrationis

focusingonaSocial

Securityproposalthatwould

allowyoungerworkersto

investnearlytwo-thirdsof

theirpayrolltaxesinprivate

accounts,withcontributions

limitedtoabout$1,000to

$1,300ayear,an

administrationofficialsaid

Tuesday.

2005-01-05

Indigenous:本土的；土產(chǎn)

52

的

Theshootingstartedbefore

dawnonabridgeonthe

othersideoftownfromthe

capturedpolicestationin

Andahuaylas,275miles

southeastofLima,

Radioprogramasradio

reported.Thestationwas

seizedSaturdayby

followersofAntauro

Humala,aretiredarmy

majorwho,alongwithhis

53

brother,seekstoestablisha

nationalistindigenous

movementmodeledonthe

ancientIncanEmpire.

2005-01-04

Spearhead:充當(dāng)先鋒，帶頭

AlthoughtheUnitedStates

wasnotamongthefirstat

thesceneafterlastweek!s

naturaldisasterthousandsof

milesfromAmericanshores,

itisnowspearheadingthe

54

internationalreliefeffort

anddeliveringmore

suppliesthananyother

nation.AU.S.warship

strikegroupcarrying

thousandsmoreMarines

washeadedintohelp.

2005-01-04

Enclave:被包圍的領(lǐng)土

ThetopPalestiniansecurity

officialWednesdayordered

troopsdeployedalongthe

Gaza-Israelfrontierinan

55

attempttocurbattacksfrom

theArabenclave,andPrime

MinisterArielSharon

reversedcourseagain,

approvingansecurity

meetingHthatforthetime

beingheadedoffapossible

large-scaleIsraeliinvasion

tocurbthesurgingviolence.

2005-01-20

Givenoground:毫不讓步

SecretaryofStatenominee

56

CondoleezzaRicegaveno

groundinSenate

confirmationquestioning

Tuesday,insistingthe

UnitedStateswasfully

preparedfortheIraqwar

anditsaftermathand

refusingtogiveatimetable

forU.S.troopstocome

home.

2005-01-19

Thwart:阻撓，妨礙

57

InsurgentsinIraqthreatened

yesterdaytokilleight

Chinesehostagesas

Baghdadofficialssaidthey

wouldcloselandborders

andrestricttrafficacrossthe

countryinabidtothwart

attacksduringnextweek's

election.

2005-01-19

Archbishop:大主教

TheIraqiCatholic

58

archbishopofMosulwas

kidnappedatgunpointon

MondayandtheVatican

demandedhisquickrelease

anddeploredwhatit

brandedanactofterrorism.

2005-01-18

Inauguration:就職典禮，開(kāi)

幕式

Anunprecedentedlevelof

securityisplannedfor

GeorgeW.Bush's

59

inaugurationonJan.20,

includingsixthousand

policeofficers,2,500

militarypersonnel,and

dozensoffederalsecurity

agenciesonpatrol.

2005-01-17

Malaria:瘧疾，瘴氣

Healthofficialsplantogo

doortodoorandtenttotent

withmosquito-killingspray

60

gunsbeginningFridayto

headoffaloomingthreat

thatoneexpertsayscould

kill100,000morepeople

aroundthetsunamidisaster

zone:malaria.

2005-01-14

Convoy:護(hù)送隊(duì)

TheWhiteHouseon

Wednesdaysaidthesearch

forweaponsofmass

destructioninIraqhas

61

endedwithoutanyevidence

ofthebannedweapons,

whileguerrillasattackeda

jointU.S.-Iraqiconvoyin

Mosul,killingtwoIraqi

NationalGuard.

2005-01-13

Comet:彗星

ANASAspacecraftwitha

HollywoodnameDeep

Impactblastedoff

Wednesdayonamissionto

62

smashaholeinacometand

givescientistsaglimpseof

thefrozenprimordial

ingredientsofthesolar

system.

2005-01-13

Hamlet:小村莊，部落

Rescuerswithlistening

devicessensitiveenoughto

pickupawhimperorafaint

tappingsearchedon

Tuesdayforvictimsfeared

63

buriedinamudslidethat

sentathunderouscascadeof

treesanddirtontothis

seasidehamlet.

2005-01-12

Escalate:沖突逐步升級(jí)

TheBradleyFighting

Vehicleisoneofthemore

heavilyarmoredU.S.

militaryvehicles,suggesting

thattheroadsidebombwas

morepowerfulthanthose

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typicallyusedinrecent

months.TheDefense

Departmentsaidlastweek

thatinsurgentswere

increasingthesizeand

powerofthebombsthey

plantastheyescalatetheir

attacksbeforetheJan.30

election.

2005-01-11

Layout:制定，設(shè)計(jì)

TheMassachusetts

Democrat,whoopposedthe

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U.S.invasionofIraq,

becamethefirstsenatorto

layoutaplanforBushto

startwithdrawingtroopsa

dayafterthePentagon

warnedlawmakersthat

strikesbyinsurgentsmay

increaseafterSunday!s

elections.

Normalcy:標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，常態(tài)

Morethan100schools

reopenedthroughoutthe

province,togivesurviving

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pupilssomekindof

normalcy.

2005-01-27

Corpsman:醫(yī)務(wù)兵，海軍看

護(hù)兵

ThirtyMarinesandaNavy

corpsmanwerekilledina

helicoptercrashnearIraq's

borderwithJordan,bringing

thenumberofU.S.troops

killedWednesdayto37—

thedeadliestdayforU.S.

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forcessincethestartofthe

warinIraq.

2005-01-27

Stampede:蜂擁，驚跑

Astampedeofreligious

pilgrims,packedalonga

narrowroadleadingtoa

Hindushrine,killedatleast

215peopleinwesternIndia

Tuesdayafternoon,Indian

officialssaid.

2005-01-26

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Cheerleader:啦啦隊(duì)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)

Forhispart,Bushplayed

cheerleaderinchiefata

rallybeforethemarch,

tellingtensofthousandsof

anti-abortionprotesterson

theEllipsethattheir

approachtothedebatethis

yearwouldnchangehearts

andmindsHofthosestill

favoringabortionrights.

2005-01-25

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Incustody:被拘留

Anal-Qaidalieutenantin

custodyinIraqhas

confessedtomasterminding

mostofthecarbombingsin

Baghdad,includingthe

bloody2003assaultonthe

U.N.headquartersinthe

capital,authoritiessaid

Monday.

2005-01-25

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Astateofpanic:恐慌狀態(tài)

nIraqiwomenfacemore

stressthantheycanhandle/

anothercandidate,Widjan

al-KhuzritoldABCNews

recently.nWeliveinastate

ofpanic.n

2005-01-24

Abductee:被綁架者

"Mybiggestwishnowisto

hearmyson'svoiceonthe

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phone,thenewspaper

quotedWeiShoulong,the

fatherofoneabductee,as

saying.

2005-01-24

Quadrennial:四年一次的

Morethan100,000people

gatheredoutsidetheCapitol

inchillyweatherasthe

traditionalpompand

ceremonyofthequadrennial

presidentialinauguration

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tookplaceunder

unprecedentedsecurity.

2005-01-21

Staggering:令人驚愕或沮

喪的

Indonesiaisreportinga

staggeringnewdeathtoll

fromthetsunamidisasteras

recoveryeffortsslowly

resolvethefatesoftensof

thousandsofmissingpeople.

Disclose:揭露，透露，泄

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路

DefenseSecretaryDonaldH.

Rumsfelddisclosed

Thursdaythathehadoffered

PresidentBushhis

resignationtwiceduringthe

heightoftheAbuGhraib

prisonerabusescandallast

year.Hesaidhewantedthe

decisiononhisfuturetobe

placedinBush!shands.

2005-02-04

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Homemade:家庭自制的,

本國(guó)制的

Leftistrebelsattackeda

Colombianmarinepostin

southwestColombiawith

homemaderocketsearly

Tuesday,killingatleast14

soldiersandwoundingabout

25,thecommanderofthe

Colombiannavysaid.

2005-02-03

Minefield:布雷區(qū)

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Thenewlydiscovered

minefields,someofwhich

borderonHondurasand

CostaRica,wereprobably

laidbyU.S.-backedContra

rebelswhofoughtto

overthrowNicaragua's

leftistSandinista

governmentofthetime,the

DefenseMinistrysaid.

2005-02-02

Mafioso:黑手黨成員

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Italianpoliceraidedhouses

andhideoutsaroundthe

SiciliancityofCataniaon

Mondayandarrested45

Mafiosiaccusedofcocaine

trafficking,extortionand

kidnapping.

2005-02-01

Inmate:同住者，同室者

Americantroopsopenedfire

toputdownariotMonday

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ataprisoncampinsouthern

Iraqthatleftfourinmates

deadandsixwounded,U.S.

militaryofficialssaid.

2005-02-01

Ransack:到處搜索，洗劫

Nearlythreedozenpeople

roareduponmotorcyclesto

themainbuildingof

Karachi'slargestnewsgroup

Saturday,overpoweringthe

securitystaffandransacking

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thereceptionarea,offices

andareliefcampsetupto

collectgoodsfortsunami

victims.

2005-01-31

Torrential:奔流的、湍急的

Riversofmud,rocksand

uprootedtreesscarredthe

landscapeinamountain

valleywheredozensof

peopleweremissing

Mondayafterdevastating

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floodsandlandslides,the

latestvictimsfromtorrential

rainsacrossVenezuelaand

Colombiathathavekilledat

least86peopleand

destroyedthousandsof

homes.

2005-02-16

Procession:行列，隊(duì)伍

InLebanon,noisystreet

processionsmournedformer

PrimeMinisterRafikHariri

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adaybeforethefuneralthat

willbringinternational

leaderstoBeirut.Angry

LebaneseattackedSyrian

workersinhishometownof

Sidon,injuringseveraland

shatteringthewindowsofa

Syrian-ownedbakery.

2005-02-16

AlJazeera:半島電視臺(tái)

Inthesurveyofalmost

2,000adexecutives,brand

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managersandacademicsby

onlinemagazine

Brandchannel,Appleousted

searchengineGooglefrom

lastyear!stopspot,butthe

surprisetomanywillbeAl

Jazeera!sentryintothetop

five.

2005-02-13

Migrate:移居，移民

Unskilledforeignerswill

findithardertomigrateto

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Britainundernewproposals,

whichalsocallforstricter

screeningofasylumseekers

andtighterbordercontrols.

2005-02-11

Hospitalization:住院治療

The10-minuteappearance

atanopenwindowgavethe

publicitsfirstglimpseofthe

84-year-oldpontiffsincehis

hospitalization,which

rekindledquestionsabout

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hisabilitytocarryon.

2005-02-08

Rosy:光明或愉快的

Bolsteredbyahumming

economyandwidespread

approvalofhisresponseto

theDecembertsunami

tragedy,Thaksin!sprojected

winsurpassedevenhisand

hisparty1srosiest

expectations.

2005-02-07

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Clash:沖突，戰(zhàn)斗

Fourteenattackersalsodied

intheclashthatbrokeout

about10:30p.m.in

Mahawil,50milessouthof

Baghdad,policeCapt.

MuthanaKhalidAlisaid.

ThedeadincludedfiveIraqi

nationalguardsmenand17

policemen,hesaid.

2005-02-07

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Staveoff:擋開(kāi)，延遲

HungryZimbabweansare

stavingoffstarvationby

sellingpropertyandgetting

moneyfromrelativesabroad,

butrightsgroupsfearfood

maystillbecomeapolitical

weaponaheadofelections

inMarch.

2005-02-06

Embolden:壯膽，鼓勵(lì)

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ThatcouldemboldenKurds

insoutheasternTurkey,

wheretheTurkisharmyhas

beenbattlingKurdishrebels

since1984,afightthathas

left37,000dead.

2005-02-06

Snatch:攫取，搶奪

AnItalianjournalistwas

snatchedfromhercar

FridayinBaghdad,police

said.

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2005-02-05

Low-key:低調(diào)的

Thequeenplannedtostay

awaytorespectthecouple's

wishforalow-keywedding,

thepalacesaid.Butsome

royalwatcherssaidthe

movewouldfurther

embarrasstheroyalfamily

andaddtoanairoffarce

aroundtheApril8ceremony.

2005-02-23

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Flatten:夷為平地

Underacold,drivingrain,

survivorswailedoverthe

bodiesofthedeadanddug

throughtheruinsof

mud-brickhousessearching

fortheirlovedonesaftera

powerfulearthquake

flattenedvillagesincentral

IranonTuesday,killingat

least420people.

2005-02-23

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Authenticity:真實(shí)性

CNNcouldnotconfirmthe

authenticityofthevideo.

2005-02-22

Avalanche:雪崩，山崩

Avalanchesandslides

triggeredbyheavyweekend

snowfallinIndia'sportion

ofKashmirhavekilledat

least154peopleandleft200

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missing,anofficialsaid

Monday.

2005-02-22

Defacto:事實(shí)上的

Prospectsforpeacemaking

intheMiddleEasthave

strengthenedsinceAbbas

waselectedtosucceed

YasserArafatonaplatform

ofnon-violenceand

persuadedthearmed

factionstofollowadefacto

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truce.

2005-02-21

Unilateral:單方面的，單邊

的

Withthevote,anIsraeli

governmentagreedforthe

firsttimesincecapturingthe

WestBankandGazainthe

1967Mideastwarto

dismantlesomeofthe

dozensofJewish

settlementsithasbuiltthere.

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However,approvingthe

routeofthebarrier,Israel

actedunilaterallyonwhat

wastobeakeyissuein

peacetalkswiththe

Palestinians,andsignaledit

willkeepachunkofprime

WestBanklandcloseto

Jerusalem,includingtwo

largeJewishsettlement

blocs.

2005-02-21

Atone:彌補(bǔ)（過(guò)錯(cuò)）,贖

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（罪）

Facingabrewingrevoltby

someundergraduatefaculty,

Summerspostedatranscript

ofhisremarksonhisWeb

site

(http://www.president.harva

/)alongwithaletter

inwhichheagainatonedfor

thethingshesaid.

2005-02-18

Besiege:包圍，團(tuán)團(tuán)圍住

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PresidentBushnamedJohn

Negroponte,theU.S.

ambassadortoIraq,asthe

government'sfirstnational

i