重點(diǎn)詞匯(一)
    1. Pledge
    n. 保證, 誓言, 抵押, 抵押品
    vt.
    保證, 使發(fā)誓, 抵押, 典當(dāng), 舉杯祝...健康
    Premier Wen jiabao has pledged more help for quake and tsunami-hit Indonesia and other nations after flying to Jakarta to attend a summit today. 今天，溫家寶總理在飛往雅格達(dá)參加各國首腦會(huì)議后承諾中國將給受海嘯和地震襲擊的印度尼西亞和其他國家給予更多的幫助。
    2. Deliver
    vt.
    遞送, 陳述, 釋放, 發(fā)表(一菟檔?, 交付, 引渡, 瞄準(zhǔn), 給予(打擊)
    In a meeting with Indonesian President late yesterday ,Premier wen jiabao said China would continue to deliver aid .昨天傍晚，溫家寶總理在和印度尼西亞總統(tǒng)會(huì)晤時(shí)說：“中國政府將繼續(xù)提供援助。
    3 .Proposal
    n.
    提議, 建議
    Premier wen jiabao said the Chinese Government will put forward its own proposals at today’s summit.溫家寶總理說：“中國政府將在今天的首腦會(huì)議上提出自己的建議。
    4. Survive
    v.
    幸免于, 幸存, 生還
    Although there’s been no information ,I still believe that Wang Ting had a chance to survive. 盡管沒有任何消息，我依然相信王婷還有機(jī)會(huì)活著。
    5. Donate
    v.
    捐贈(zèng), 贈(zèng)予
    A local woman has given her nine-month baby a second life by donating part of her liver on Sunday. 星期天，一位當(dāng)?shù)貗D女通過捐贈(zèng)自己的部分肝臟給了她九個(gè)月大的寶寶第二次生命。
    6 .Senator
    n.
    參議員, (大學(xué)的)評(píng)議員, (古羅馬的)元老院議員
    Ernest Hollings ,senior senator from South Carolina ,said today he will not seek an eighth term next year. 來自南卡羅來納州的資深參議員歐內(nèi)斯特.霍林斯今天說，他明年將不會(huì)謀求第八屆任期。
    7. Condemn
    vt.
    判刑, 處刑, 聲討, 譴責(zé)
    The White House condemned the attack as an act of terrorism that no cause whatsoever can justify.白宮譴責(zé)此次襲擊是一次沒有任何正當(dāng)理由的恐怖主義行徑。
    8. Statement
    n.
    聲明, 陳述, 綜述
    The coach ,who was involved in a sex scandal ,declined to make a statement. 那個(gè)卷入性丑聞的教練拒絕發(fā)表聲明。
    9. Involve
    vt.
    包括, 籠罩, 潛心于, 使陷于
    The mayor was involving in a bribery scandal .市長正被卷入一宗賄賂丑聞中。
    10. Issue
    n.
    出版, 發(fā)行, (報(bào)刊等)期、號(hào), 論點(diǎn), 問題, 結(jié)果, (水, 血等的)流出vi.
    發(fā)行, 流出, 造成...結(jié)果, 進(jìn)行辯護(hù), 傳下
    vt.
    使流出, 放出, 發(fā)行(鈔票等), 發(fā)布(命令), 出版(書等)發(fā)給
    [律]子女, 后嗣
    The Taiwan issue is headache problem . 臺(tái)灣問題是個(gè)令人頭疼的問題。
    The criminal issued a statement that he was guilty. 那罪犯發(fā)表聲明說他是有罪的。
    11. Council
    n.
    政務(wù)會(huì), 理事會(huì), 委員會(huì), 參議會(huì), 討論會(huì)議, 顧問班子, 立法班子
    The council reviewing Japan’s space program is expected to present a new plan this summer .委員會(huì)評(píng)論到日本的太空計(jì)劃有望在今年夏天提出新的計(jì)劃。
    12. Decade
    n.
    十年, 十
    People want to know what China wants to be –and what Asia might become –in the decades ahead .人們想知道在未來幾十年，中國想成為什么樣子，而亞洲又將變成什么樣子。
    13. Combat
    n.
    戰(zhàn)斗, 格斗
    v.
    戰(zhàn)斗, 搏斗, 抗擊
    With some 80 U.S. troops killed in Iraq since the President declared major combat over.自從總統(tǒng)宣布(在伊拉克)的主要戰(zhàn)斗結(jié)束以來，大約有80名美軍士兵被打死。
    14. Administration
    n.
    管理, 經(jīng)營, 行政部門
    More than 60 percent of people said the Bush Administration underestimated the number of troops needed in Iraq . 百分之六十以上的民眾說，布什政府低估了伊拉克戰(zhàn)場所需要的軍隊(duì)數(shù)量。
    15. Community
    n.
    公社, 團(tuán)體, 社會(huì), (政治)共同體, 共有, 一致, 共同體, (生物)群落
    The military community still said the administration should send more troops to Iraq. 軍界仍然認(rèn)為政府應(yīng)該向伊拉克派遣更多的軍隊(duì)。
    16. Confirm
    v.
    確認(rèn), (基督教中)給...行按手禮
    About 19 people were confirmed dead in the dormitory fire . 大約有十九人被證實(shí)在宿舍樓那場火災(zāi)中死亡。
    17. Estimate
    v.
    估計(jì), 估價(jià), 評(píng)估
    n.
    估計(jì), 估價(jià), 評(píng)估
    An estimated 2,000 people died in the 23-24 May floods that hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic.5月23 至24 日，海地和多米尼加共和國遭遇洪水襲擊，估計(jì)約有2000人在洪水中喪生。