泰瑞街已在数年前拆掉。
7.prompt vt.促使, 推动, 引起
例句:The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。
8.annex vt.并吞, 兼并, 霸占(领土、小国等)
例句:Britain annexed this small island in 1955.
英国于1955年吞并了这个小岛。
9.precursor n.先驱,先锋,前身;先行者;先兆,前兆
例句:Error is often the precursor of what is correct,but conceit is the prelude to a fall.
错误往往是正确的先导,骄傲是跌跤的前奏。
10.dismantle vt.拆开, 拆卸
例句:This toy machine gun dismantles easily.
这种玩具机关枪很容易拆卸。
11.drown vt.vi.(使)淹没, (使)溺死
例句:How many men drowned when the boat capsized?
船翻时有多少人淹死了?
12.sabotage n.(为防止敌方利用或为表示抗议而进行的)阴谋破坏,蓄意破坏
例句:The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.
那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。
13.hoax n.恶作剧;戏弄
例句:They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
1.(The UN Secretary General) Ban Ki-moon has urged the world to step up its support for flood-ravaged Pakistan.