PM: Pfime Minister 首相

EGG THROWN AT PM 首相挨臭雞蛋

poll: election；public opinion survey 選舉；民意測驗

TORIES AHEAD IN POLLS 民意測驗表明保守黨領先

pools: football pools：a form of gambling in which people guess the results of football matches 猜足球賽勝負的賭博，足球彩票

SISTERS SHARE BIG POOLS WIN 姊妹分享足球彩票巨額獎金

premier: head of government 總理, 政府首腦

GREEK PREMIER TO VISIT UK 希臘總理將訪問英國

press: the newspapers 報界，新聞界

BID TO GAG PRESS OVER ElEFENCE SPENDING 阻止報界議論防務支出的一招

press: (for) urge, encourage, ask for urgently 敦促，竭力勸說

MINISTER PRESSED TO ACTON HOUSING 部長被迫就住房問題采取行動

OPPOSITION PRESS FOR ENQUIRY ON AIR CRASHES 反對黨力主對空難進行調查

probe: investigation；investigate 調查；研究 

CALL FOR STUDENT DRUGS PROBE 要求調查學生吸毒問題

POLICE PROBE RACING SCANDAL 賽馬丑聞警方追根

pull out: withdraw；pnII-out withdrawal 撤出，離開

US PLULLS OUT OF ARMS TALKS 美國退出軍備問題談判

CHURCH CALLS FDR BRITISH PUL-OUT FROM UISTER 教會呼吁英國從北愛爾蘭撒軍

push (for): ask for, encourage 力求取得，奮力爭取

SCHOOLS PUSH FOR MORE CASH 學校努力爭取更多資金

quake: earthquake 地震

HOUSES DAMAGED IN WELSH QUAKE 威爾士發生地震房屋遭到損壞

quit: resign, leave 辭職，離去

CHURCH LEADER Qurrs 教派首領辭職

MINISTER TO Qurr GOVERNMENT 一部長將辭去政府中的職務

quiz: question (verb) 問，提問（動詞）

POLICE QUIZ MILLIONAIRE SUPERMARKET BOSS 警方查問腰纏萬貫的超市老板

raid: enter and search；attack noun and verb)，rob, robbery 突然搜查；搶劫

POLICE RAID DUCHESS’S FLAT 警方搜查公爵夫人寓所

BIG GEMS RAID) 大量珠寶被劫

rampage: riot 鬧事，騷亂

FOOTBALL FANS RAMPAGE THROUGH SEASIDE TOWNS 足球迷騷亂遍及海濱城鎮

rap: eriticise 批評，抨擊

DOCTORS RAP NEW MINISrRY PLANS 醫生抨擊衛生部的新計劃

record: bigger than ever before 創記錄的，前所未有的

RECORD LOSS BY INSURANCE FIRM 保險公司遭受創記錄的損失

riddle: mystery 神秘，悶葫蘆

MISSING ENVOY RIDDLE：WOMAN HELD 使節失蹤之謎：女人被扣

rift: division, disagreement 分裂，不和

LABOUR RIFT OVER DEFENCE POLICY 工黨在防務政策上發生分裂

rock: shock, shake 震動，震驚

BANK SEX SCANDAL ROCKS CITY 銀行色情丑聞震驚全市

IRELAND ROCKED BY QUAKE 愛爾蘭發生地震

row: noisy disagreement, quarrel 大聲吵鬧，爭吵

NEW ROW OVER PENSION CUTS 削減養老金又起吵鬧聲

rule out: reject the possibility of 排除……的可能性

PM RULES OUT AUTUMN ELECTION 首相排除秋天大選的可能性

sack: dismiss(M)from job 辭退，解雇

STRIKING POSTMEN FACE SACK 罷工的郵遞員面臨解雇的危險

saga: long-running news story 連續報導

NEWREveLATIONSINBANK SEX SAGA 銀行桃色案冒出新情況

scare: public alarm, alarming rumour 恐慌，驚人的消息

TYPHOID SCARE IN SOUTHWEST 傷寒在西南引起驚恐

scrap: throw out(as useless) 拋棄，扔掉

GOVERNMENT SCRAPS NEW ROAD PLANS 政府放棄新的筑路計劃