10.dismal adj.阴沉的, 凄凉的, 令人忧郁的, 惨淡的
例句:That is a rather dismal melody.
那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
11.expire vi.期满, (期限)终止; 文件、协议等(因到期而)失效, 终止
例句:When does your trade agreement with Japan expire?
你们同日本签订的贸易协定何时期满?
12.privilege n.特权, 特别待遇
1.The young man, who tipped off the authorities about the bodies at the ranch, is an Ecuadorian and managed to escape being killed.
tip off暗示, 警告
例句:They tipped me off about a good bargain.
他们将一笔赚钱生意的情报泄露给我。
manage to达成, 设法
例句:He managed to edge his way into the hall.
他设法侧身挤进大厅。
2.In such environment, these terrorist networks flourish actually and would love to deepen division among Iraqi politicians to apportion blame on each other in order to create as much chaos as possible.
blame on把责任推给…
例句:They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。
3.The counterfeits came to light during police raids on the homes of dozens of legitimate art collectors across Italy.
come to light显露, 为大家所周知
例句:It has come to light that he was lying.