CNN英语常用短语.doc

20100604Cemetery: an area of land used for burying people, especially one that is not beside the churchComrade: a friend or other person that you work with, especially as soldiers during a warHave been laid to rest:安息Teddy bear: a soft toy bearCasualty: a person who is killed or injured in a war or in an accidentMemento: an object you keep to remind you of a person or a special occasionAn awful lot of: 极多Bracelet: a piece of jewellery worn around the wrist or armAffix: to stick or attach something to something elseGratitude: the feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanksGoosebumps: 鸡皮疙瘩20100608Graduation gown: academic dress, 毕业袍Valedictorian /vldktrin/: the student who has the highest marks/grades in a particular group of students and who gives the valedictory speech at a graduation ceremony20100615Patriotism: love of your country and willingness to defend it20100712Suspect /sspekt/ a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done something wrong Elude /ilud/ if something eludes you, you are not able to achieve it, or not able to remember or understand itA series of : 一系列First-rate: if you say something is first-rate, you mean that they are extremely good and of highest qualityMisstep: a mistake, a wrong action Senior defense officials: 国防高级官员Premature: you can say that something is premature when it happens too early and is therefore inappropriate Coordination and discipline: 协调和纪律Vying (vie) /vai/: to compete strongly with somebody in order to achieve somethingRevenue: /revnju/ money that a company, organization, or government receives from peopleFront runner: a person, an animal or an organization that seems most likely to win a race or competitionGossip: informal talk or stories about other peoples private lives, that may be unkind or not true20100713Touch down: of a plane, spacecraft etc to land Debrief: to ask somebody question officially, in order to get information about the task that they have just completeWhereabouts: the place where somebody/something is Espionage /espin/: the activity of secretly getting important political or military information about another country or of finding out another companys secret by using spies.Envious: wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; wanting something that somebody else has 20100821Cite: to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying Death toll: the number of people killed in an accident, a war, a disaster, etcDonor fatigue: a lessening of public willingness to respond generously to charitable appeals, resulting from the frequency of such appealsRefugee/refjudi /: the person who is forced to leave their country or home, because there is a war or for political, religious or social reasonsIntersection: a place where two or more roads, lines etc. meet or cross each otherConvertible: that can be changed to a different form or use; a car with a roof that can be folded down or taken off20100825Drone: 无人驾驶飞机Unveil/nvel/: to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first timeAftermath: the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, accident, etc. Long-standing: that has exists or lasted for a long time Infrastructure: the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization, for example building, transport, water and power supplies and administrative systems Pledge: to formally promise to give or do something 20101011Toxic: containing poison; poisonousSludge: thick, soft, wet mud or a substance that looks like itAluminum /ljuminm/ plant: 铝厂Hungary: 匈牙利Danubednjub: 多瑙河Salvage/slvd/: the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be, damaged or lost, especially in a disaster or an accident 20101120Nascent /nsnt/ just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potentialaccolade/kled/ praise or an award for an achievement that people admirevirtuoso: a person who is extremely skilful at doing something, especially playing a musical instrument showmanship: skill in dong things in an entertaining way and getting a lot of attention 20101121Taxpayers： a person who pay tax to the government, especially from the money they earn Imperative: a thing that need immediate attention or action Ratification: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it 20110315Shuttle: a plane. Bus or train that travels regularly between two placeOverdue: that should have happen or been done before nowNostalgia/nstldi/: a sentimental longing or wistful affect