英语专四新闻听力词汇

金融财经词汇：

negotiate谈判

netprofit净利润

obligation义务

payment付款

predict预测

prosperity繁荣

recession不景气

reimbursement偿还

release发彳亍

retail零售

booming激增的

budget财政预算

chronic长期的

theConsumerPriceIndex

消费者价格指数

credibility信誉

currency货币

default违约

deficit财政赤字

depressed萧条的

Dow-JonesIndustrial

Average道・琼斯工业股票

平均指数（30个主要工业

公司股票价格的综合指数）

financier金融家

incentive刺激

inflation通货膨胀

InternationalMonetary

Fund(IMF)国际货币基金

组织

macro-manage宏观管理

NASDAQ(National

AssociationofSecurities

DealersAutomated

Quotations)纳斯达克

(全美证券交易者协会自

动化摘要)

selloff变现

shoppingmall购物商场

sponsor赞助

stalling停滞的

stock股票

subscribe中购

tradesurplus网页差

Treasury财政部

triple三倍的

overdue过期的

WallStreet华尔街

wholesale批发

政治军事词汇

absolutemonarchy君主专

制政体

abstention弃权

allege断言

ally同盟国

analysis分析

annual每年的

appropriate适当的

armsinspector武器核查人

口

贝

asylum避难

atstake利害攸关

atrocity暴行1

autonomy自治权

baremajority（选举投票）

勉强过半数

bill法案

breakthrough突破

bureaucracy官僚主义

jeopardize破坏

Jerusalem耶路撒冷

impeachment弹劾

incumbent现任者

coalitiongovernment联合

政府

collision冲突

commissioner委员

commitment承诺

compel迫使

comply月艮从

comprehensive全面的

concede承认（竞选失败）

concession让步

condolence吊唁

ConservativeParty（英国）

保守党

constitution宪法

consulate领事馆

contender（某个职位的）

争夺者

conviction信念

coordinator协调员

corruption腐败

crackdown镇压

DemocraticParty（美国）

民主党

designate委任

disarmament裁军

disrupt扰乱

dissident持不同政见者

due预定的

electoralgroup选举团

eligible有资格的

insufficient不充分的

intimidation恐吓

logistical后勤的

calibrate校验

campaign运动

candidate々芙选人

Chancellor总理（彳惠国）

cleansing清洗

envoy特使

espionage间谍

ethnic种族的

EuropeanUnion(EU)欧盟

exiledregime流亡政府

expel驱逐

favorabilityrate支持率

federalgovernment联邦政

府

GazaStrip加沙地带

GroupEight(G-8)八国集

团

hearing听证会

humanitarian人道主义的

mandate托管

mission使团

moderate温和的

mosque清真寺

Muslim穆斯林

nomination提名

inaugurationaddress就职

演说

opinionpolls民意测验

oppositionparty反对党

outrage愤怒

overturn推番必

Palestine巴勒斯坦

parliament议会

partyinoffice执政党

partyoutofoffice在野党

pension养老金

pledge承诺

poll投票

proliferation扩散

provisionalgovernment临

时政府

provoke激起

pullout撤军

radicalgroup激进组织

refugee难民

regime政体

remains遗体

repatriate遣返叵I国

RepublicanParty（美国）

共和党

resignation辞职

resume恢复

reverse改变

revive复苏

rival对手

schedule时间表

sovereignty主权

territorial领土的

trumpet鼓吹

turmoil?昆乱

underline强调

unilateral单边的

unrest动乱

vacuum真空

voluntarily自愿地

theWorldTrade

Organization(WTO)世界

贸易组织

综合类词汇：

advanceddetachment先头

部队

aircrash飞机坠毁事件

airfight空战

airraid空袭

airsupremacy缶U空权

aircraftcarrier航空母舰

alliedforces联军

anti-corruption反腐败

apartheid种族隔离

armedforces武装部队

armoredcorps装甲部队

armscontrol军备控制

Richterscale（地震震级的

一种数值标度）里氏震级

rocket火箭

seedplayer种子选手

sideeffect副作用

stealth隐形飞机

sustainabledevelopment可

持续发展

combat战斗

complaint意见

ComprehensiveTestingBan

Treaty(CTBT)全面禁止

核试验条约

conventionalweapon常规

武器

counselor顾问

crossinfection交叉感染

curfew宵禁

declarewar宣战

defendingchampion卫冕

冠军

deployment部署

destroyerescort护航舰

disarmament裁军

dopecheck兴奋剂检查

drawgame和局

earthquake地震

ecologicenvironment生态

环境

ecologicdeficit生态赤字

ecosystem生态系统

embezzle贪污

escalationofwar战争升级

euthanasia安乐死

foodchain食物链

guerrilla游击队

genediagnose基因诊断

greenhouseeffect温室效

应

gymnasticgames体操比赛

heavyweapon重型武器

humanimmunodeficiency

virus(HIV)艾滋病病毒

hometeam主队

hostnation东道主

infectionsdisease传染病

intercontinentalmissile洲

际导弹

armsrace军备竞赛

arsenal弹药库

athleticmeeting运动会

autonomy自治权

ballisticmissile弹道导弹

bombingplane轰炸机

braindeath月盲死亡

bureaucracy官僚主义

ceasefire停火

coercion压力

internationallaw国际法

IPR(intellectualproperty

right）知识产权

isolationward隔离病房

juveniledelinquency青少

年犯罪

laid-off下岗工人

legislativeauthority立法权

力

legislativeelection立法选

举

legislativeveto（美国）国

会否决制

lifeexpectancy寿命

medium-rangemissile中程

导弹

missinginaction(MIA)失

踪军人

missile导弹

militaryaction军事有1动

militarybuffer军事缓冲力

量

militarycoalition联合军事

行动

militaryconfrontation军事

对峙

monopoly垄断

mortalityrate死亡率

NationalAeronauticsand

SpaceAdministration

(NASA)美国宇航局

neutral中立的

no-flyzone禁飞区

non-proliferation(核)不

扩散

pressconference记者招待

会

quarantine隔离

raceriot种族骚乱

racialdiscrimination种族

歧视

rateofunemployment失业

率

ratification正式批准

Taliban塔利班

terrorism恐怖主义

terrorist恐怖主义分子

tollontraffic交通事故的

死亡人数

tournament锦标赛

trafficcongestion交通

联合国主要机构名称(UN

MainBodies)：

FoodandAgriculture

Organization(FAO)联合

国粮农组织

GeneralAssemblyofthe

UnitedNations联合国大

会

InternationalLabor

Organization国际劳工组

织

International

TelecommunicationUnion

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国际电信联盟

DisarmamentCommission

裁军委员会

SecurityCouncil安理会

UnitedNations

DevelopmentProgram联

合国开发计划署

UnitedNationsEducational,

ScientificandCultural

Organization(UNESCO)

联合国教科文组织

UnitedNations

EnvironmentProgram联合

国环境规划署

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UnitedNations

Peace-keepingForce联合

国维持和平部队

WorldFoodCouncil世界

粮食理事会

InternationalDevelopment

Association(IDA)国际开

发协会

WorldHealthOrganization

世界卫生组织

WorldIntellectualProperty

Organization世界知识产

权组织

WorldMeteorological

25

Organization世界气象组

织

26

Bufferzone:缓冲地带

UNpeacekeepersmovedin

onTuesdaytocreatea

bufferzonebetweenrival

factionsoftheCongolese

army.

2004-12-24

Ration:定量配给

Theagencyhasbeen

steadilycuttingrationsto

27

morethan2.8million

peopleinSouthernAfrica

overthelastsixmonths,

manyofthemlivingwith

HIV/AIDSandmanyof

themchildren.Mosthave

beensurvivingonhalfa

normalration,orless.

2004-12-23

Casualty:伤亡（人数）

Whileaslightmajority

believetheIraqwar

28

contributedtothelong-term

securityoftheUnitedStates,

70percentofAmericans

thinkthesegainshavecome

atannunacceptablencostin

militarycasualties,thepoll

shows.

2004-12-23

Headoff:阻止，拦截

InsettingupaCommission

onTruthandFriendship,the

twocountrieshopetohead

29

offaparallelinitiativeby

U.N.Secretary-General

KofiAnnan,whois

weighinghisownexpert

commissiontoreview

whetherjusticewasdone

afterthe1999violence,their

foreignministerssaidafter

talkswithAnnan.

2004-12-22

Bravado:虚张声势

ProtectedbyU.S.Black

30

Hawkhelicopters,Britain1s

TonyBlairflewintoIraqon

Tuesdayinasurpriseshow

ofpoliticalbravado

designedtoboostprospects

forIraqielectionsandcheer

UKtroopsbeforeChristmas.

2004-12-22

Roundup:围捕，使集拢

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:辩护状

CliveStaffordSmith,a

Britishhumanrightslawyer,

hasprepareda50brief

whichcontainsadviceto

takethecasetoUScourtsto

ensurehereceivesafairtrial,

33

theSundayTimesreported

aftersayingithadseenthe

document.

2004-12-20

Atwill:随意，任意

Thedeadlystrikes

highlightedtheapparent

abilityoftheinsurgentsto

launchattacksalmostatwill,

despiteconfident

assessmentsbyU.S.military

commandersthattheyhad

34

regainedtheinitiativeafter

lastmonth1scampaign

againstmilitantsinFallujah.

2004-12-20

Overturn:否决

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:军用机

37

UStroopsbackedby

Warplaneshavekilled25

guerrillasinthenorthern

IraqicityofMosulafter

facingafiercecoordinated

assaultbytwosuicide

bombsanddozensof

insurgents,themilitarysay.

2004-12-30

Wardoff:防止，挡住

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:什叶派教徒

40

AmainSunniMuslim

politicalpartywithdrew

fromIraq!supcoming

electionsonMonday,anda

suicidebombattackonthe

nation'slargestShiiteparty

killedatleastsixpeopleand

wounded33others,police

said.

2004-12-29

Sanitation:公共卫生设施

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:欺骗性的，欺

诈的

"Wehavebeenindependent

for14yearsbutwewerenot

free/Yushchenkotoldthe

festivecrowdinKiev's

centralIndependence

Square,thecenterofweeks

ofprotestsafterthe

fraudulentand

now-annulledNov.21ballot

43

inwhichPrimeMinister

ViktorYanukovychhad

beendeclaredthewinner.

2004-12-27

Tsunami:海啸

Theearthquakehitat6:58

a.m.;thetsunamicameas

muchas21/2hourslater,

withoutwarning,ona

morningofcrystalblue

skies.Sunbathersand

snorkelers,carsandcottages,

44

fishingboatsandevena

lighthouseweresweptaway.

2004-12-27

Fahrenheit:华氏度

Twohitfilmsthathavebeen

snubbedthisawardsseason

inHollywoodsnaredtop

People'sChoicehonorson

Sundayasanti-Bush

documentarynFahrenheit

9/11nwasnamedbestfilm

and"ThePassionofThe

Christ"bestfilmdrama.

45

2005-01-11

Pragmatic:实干的，注重实

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:使失去资格

Highhumidity,poorair

qualityandsomeofthe

nation1slongestcommute

timesalsohelpedTexas1

mostpopulouscityunseat

Detroit,the2004

heavyweightchampion,the

magazinesaid.

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2005-01-07

Congeniality:趣味相同,意

气相投

Bullock,whosescreen

creditsinclude"Miss

Congeniality,""WhileYou

WereSleepingnand

"Speed」contactedthe

AmericanRedCrosslast

week,theorganizationsaid

Monday.

Catastrophe:异常的灾祸

49

Thepresidentwascriticized

forhisinitialreactiontothe

catastrophewhenhe

pledged$15millionfrom

theUnitedStates,withsome

criticspointingoutthatthis

waslessthanhalfwhatwill

bespentonBush!s

inauguration.Thepledge

hassincerisento$350

million.

2005-01-06

50

Beefup:加强,补充

Butexpertswarnthe

high-technetworkof

sensorsandbuoyswouldbe

uselessunlesscountrieslike

Indonesiabeefup

communicationslinkstothe

coastalcommunitiesthat

wouldbehitbygiantwaves.

2005-01-05

Payrolltax:工资税

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；土产

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:充当先锋，带头

AlthoughtheUnitedStates

wasnotamongthefirstat

thesceneafterlastweek!s

naturaldisasterthousandsof

milesfromAmericanshores,

itisnowspearheadingthe

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internationalreliefeffort

anddeliveringmore

suppliesthananyother

nation.AU.S.warship

strikegroupcarrying

thousandsmoreMarines

washeadedintohelp.

2005-01-04

Enclave:被包围的领土

ThetopPalestiniansecurity

officialWednesdayordered

troopsdeployedalongthe

Gaza-Israelfrontierinan

55

attempttocurbattacksfrom

theArabenclave,andPrime

MinisterArielSharon

reversedcourseagain,

approvingansecurity

meetingHthatforthetime

beingheadedoffapossible

large-scaleIsraeliinvasion

tocurbthesurgingviolence.

2005-01-20

Givenoground:毫不让步

SecretaryofStatenominee

56

CondoleezzaRicegaveno

groundinSenate

confirmationquestioning

Tuesday,insistingthe

UnitedStateswasfully

preparedfortheIraqwar

anditsaftermathand

refusingtogiveatimetable

forU.S.troopstocome

home.

2005-01-19

Thwart:阻挠，妨碍

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:就职典礼，开

幕式

Anunprecedentedlevelof

securityisplannedfor

GeorgeW.Bush's

59

inaugurationonJan.20,

includingsixthousand

policeofficers,2,500

militarypersonnel,and

dozensoffederalsecurity

agenciesonpatrol.

2005-01-17

Malaria:疟疾，瘴气

Healthofficialsplantogo

doortodoorandtenttotent

withmosquito-killingspray

60

gunsbeginningFridayto

headoffaloomingthreat

thatoneexpertsayscould

kill100,000morepeople

aroundthetsunamidisaster

zone:malaria.

2005-01-14

Convoy:护送队

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:小村庄，部落

Rescuerswithlistening

devicessensitiveenoughto

pickupawhimperorafaint

tappingsearchedon

Tuesdayforvictimsfeared

63

buriedinamudslidethat

sentathunderouscascadeof

treesanddirtontothis

seasidehamlet.

2005-01-12

Escalate:冲突逐步升级

TheBradleyFighting

Vehicleisoneofthemore

heavilyarmoredU.S.

militaryvehicles,suggesting

thattheroadsidebombwas

morepowerfulthanthose

64

typicallyusedinrecent

months.TheDefense

Departmentsaidlastweek

thatinsurgentswere

increasingthesizeand

powerofthebombsthey

plantastheyescalatetheir

attacksbeforetheJan.30

election.

2005-01-11

Layout:制定，设计

TheMassachusetts

Democrat,whoopposedthe

65

U.S.invasionofIraq,

becamethefirstsenatorto

layoutaplanforBushto

startwithdrawingtroopsa

dayafterthePentagon

warnedlawmakersthat

strikesbyinsurgentsmay

increaseafterSunday!s

elections.

Normalcy:标准，常态

Morethan100schools

reopenedthroughoutthe

province,togivesurviving

66

pupilssomekindof

normalcy.

2005-01-27

Corpsman:医务兵，海军看

护兵

ThirtyMarinesandaNavy

corpsmanwerekilledina

helicoptercrashnearIraq's

borderwithJordan,bringing

thenumberofU.S.troops

killedWednesdayto37—

thedeadliestdayforU.S.

67

forcessincethestartofthe

warinIraq.

2005-01-27

Stampede:蜂拥，惊跑

Astampedeofreligious

pilgrims,packedalonga

narrowroadleadingtoa

Hindushrine,killedatleast

215peopleinwesternIndia

Tuesdayafternoon,Indian

officialssaid.

2005-01-26

68

Cheerleader:啦啦队队长

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

70

Astateofpanic:恐慌状态

nIraqiwomenfacemore

stressthantheycanhandle/

anothercandidate,Widjan

al-KhuzritoldABCNews

recently.nWeliveinastate

ofpanic.n

2005-01-24

Abductee:被绑架者

"Mybiggestwishnowisto

hearmyson'svoiceonthe

71

phone,thenewspaper

quotedWeiShoulong,the

fatherofoneabductee,as

saying.

2005-01-24

Quadrennial:四年一次的

Morethan100,000people

gatheredoutsidetheCapitol

inchillyweatherasthe

traditionalpompand

ceremonyofthequadrennial

presidentialinauguration

72

tookplaceunder

unprecedentedsecurity.

2005-01-21

Staggering:令人惊愕或沮

丧的

Indonesiaisreportinga

staggeringnewdeathtoll

fromthetsunamidisasteras

recoveryeffortsslowly

resolvethefatesoftensof

thousandsofmissingpeople.

Disclose:揭露，透露，泄

73

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,

本国制的

Leftistrebelsattackeda

Colombianmarinepostin

southwestColombiawith

homemaderocketsearly

Tuesday,killingatleast14

soldiersandwoundingabout

25,thecommanderofthe

Colombiannavysaid.

2005-02-03

Minefield:布雷区

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Thenewlydiscovered

minefields,someofwhich

borderonHondurasand

CostaRica,wereprobably

laidbyU.S.-backedContra

rebelswhofoughtto

overthrowNicaragua's

leftistSandinista

governmentofthetime,the

DefenseMinistrysaid.

2005-02-02

Mafioso:黑手党成员

76

Italianpoliceraidedhouses

andhideoutsaroundthe

SiciliancityofCataniaon

Mondayandarrested45

Mafiosiaccusedofcocaine

trafficking,extortionand

kidnapping.

2005-02-01

Inmate:同住者，同室者

Americantroopsopenedfire

toputdownariotMonday

77

ataprisoncampinsouthern

Iraqthatleftfourinmates

deadandsixwounded,U.S.

militaryofficialssaid.

2005-02-01

Ransack:到处搜索，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

79

floodsandlandslides,the

latestvictimsfromtorrential

rainsacrossVenezuelaand

Colombiathathavekilledat

least86peopleand

destroyedthousandsof

homes.

2005-02-16

Procession:行列，队伍

InLebanon,noisystreet

processionsmournedformer

PrimeMinisterRafikHariri

80

adaybeforethefuneralthat

willbringinternational

leaderstoBeirut.Angry

LebaneseattackedSyrian

workersinhishometownof

Sidon,injuringseveraland

shatteringthewindowsofa

Syrian-ownedbakery.

2005-02-16

AlJazeera:半岛电视台

Inthesurveyofalmost

2,000adexecutives,brand

81

managersandacademicsby

onlinemagazine

Brandchannel,Appleousted

searchengineGooglefrom

lastyear!stopspot,butthe

surprisetomanywillbeAl

Jazeera!sentryintothetop

five.

2005-02-13

Migrate:移居，移民

Unskilledforeignerswill

findithardertomigrateto

82

Britainundernewproposals,

whichalsocallforstricter

screeningofasylumseekers

andtighterbordercontrols.

2005-02-11

Hospitalization:住院治疗

The10-minuteappearance

atanopenwindowgavethe

publicitsfirstglimpseofthe

84-year-oldpontiffsincehis

hospitalization,which

rekindledquestionsabout

83

hisabilitytocarryon.

2005-02-08

Rosy:光明或愉快的

Bolsteredbyahumming

economyandwidespread

approvalofhisresponseto

theDecembertsunami

tragedy,Thaksin!sprojected

winsurpassedevenhisand

hisparty1srosiest

expectations.

2005-02-07

84

Clash:冲突，战斗

Fourteenattackersalsodied

intheclashthatbrokeout

about10:30p.m.in

Mahawil,50milessouthof

Baghdad,policeCapt.

MuthanaKhalidAlisaid.

ThedeadincludedfiveIraqi

nationalguardsmenand17

policemen,hesaid.

2005-02-07

85

Staveoff:挡开，延迟

HungryZimbabweansare

stavingoffstarvationby

sellingpropertyandgetting

moneyfromrelativesabroad,

butrightsgroupsfearfood

maystillbecomeapolitical

weaponaheadofelections

inMarch.

2005-02-06

Embolden:壮胆，鼓励

86

ThatcouldemboldenKurds

insoutheasternTurkey,

wheretheTurkisharmyhas

beenbattlingKurdishrebels

since1984,afightthathas

left37,000dead.

2005-02-06

Snatch:攫取，抢夺

AnItalianjournalistwas

snatchedfromhercar

FridayinBaghdad,police

said.

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2005-02-05

Low-key:低调的

Thequeenplannedtostay

awaytorespectthecouple's

wishforalow-keywedding,

thepalacesaid.Butsome

royalwatcherssaidthe

movewouldfurther

embarrasstheroyalfamily

andaddtoanairoffarce

aroundtheApril8ceremony.

2005-02-23

88

Flatten:夷为平地

Underacold,drivingrain,

survivorswailedoverthe

bodiesofthedeadanddug

throughtheruinsof

mud-brickhousessearching

fortheirlovedonesaftera

powerfulearthquake

flattenedvillagesincentral

IranonTuesday,killingat

least420people.

2005-02-23

89

Authenticity:真实性

CNNcouldnotconfirmthe

authenticityofthevideo.

2005-02-22

Avalanche:雪崩，山崩

Avalanchesandslides

triggeredbyheavyweekend

snowfallinIndia'sportion

ofKashmirhavekilledat

least154peopleandleft200

90

missing,anofficialsaid

Monday.

2005-02-22

Defacto:事实上的

Prospectsforpeacemaking

intheMiddleEasthave

strengthenedsinceAbbas

waselectedtosucceed

YasserArafatonaplatform

ofnon-violenceand

persuadedthearmed

factionstofollowadefacto

91

truce.

2005-02-21

Unilateral:单方面的，单边

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:弥补（过错）,赎

93

（罪）

Facingabrewingrevoltby

someundergraduatefaculty,

Summerspostedatranscript

ofhisremarksonhisWeb

site

(http://www.president.harva

/)alongwithaletter

inwhichheagainatonedfor

thethingshesaid.

2005-02-18

Besiege:包围，团团围住

94

PresidentBushnamedJohn

Negroponte,theU.S.

ambassadortoIraq,asthe

government'sfirstnational

i