loom: threaten to happen 逼近

VAT ON FOOD：NEW ROW LOOMS 食品加收增值稅：新爭(zhēng)端迫在眉睫

Lords: the House of Lords (in Parliament) (英國(guó))上議院

LORDS VOTE ON DOG REGISTRATION 上院就養(yǎng)犬登記問(wèn)題進(jìn)行投票

mar: spoil 損壞，妨害

CROWD VIOLENCE MARS CUP FINAL 球迷發(fā)生沖突損害杯賽決戰(zhàn) 

mercy: intended to save lives 搶救生命，救援

DOCTOR IN MERCY DASH TO EVEREST 醫(yī)生奔赴埃峰參加救援行動(dòng)

minion: delegation (official group sent to conference etc) 代表團(tuán)，訪問(wèn)團(tuán)

SHOTS FIRED AT UN MISSION 聯(lián)合國(guó)代表團(tuán)遭到槍擊

mob: angry crowd；organised crime / Mafia (us) 一群暴徒；黑社會(huì)，(美國(guó)英語(yǔ))黑手黨

MOBS RAMPAGE THROUGH CITY STREETS 暴徒橫行街市不寧

MOB LEADERS HELD 犯罪集團(tuán)頭目被拘留

move: step towards a particular result(often political) 步驟，舉措

MOVE TO BOOST TRADE LINKS WITH JAPAN 促進(jìn)對(duì)日貿(mào)易的舉措

MP: Member of Parliament (議會(huì))議員

MP DENIES DRUGS CHARGE 議員否認(rèn)有關(guān)毒品的指控

nail: force somebody to admit the truth 迫使某人承認(rèn)

MP NAILS MINIsTER ON PIT CLOSURE PLANS 議員逼迫部長(zhǎng)說(shuō)出煤礦關(guān)閉計(jì)劃

net: win, capture 贏得，獲取

TWO SISTERS NET ￡3M IN POOLS WIN 姊妹倆買足球彩票一舉贏得300萬(wàn)英鎊

odds: chances, probability 機(jī)會(huì)，可能性

JONES RE-ELECTED AGAINST THE ODDS 瓊斯處境不利但仍重新當(dāng)選

on: about, on the subject of, concerning 關(guān)于，在……上面

NEW MOVE ON PENSIONS 養(yǎng)老金發(fā)放的新舉措

opt: (for)choose 選擇

WALES OPTS FOR INDEPENDENCE 威爾士選擇獨(dú)立

coast: drive out, replace 攆跑，取代

MODERATES OUSTED IN UNION ELECTIONS 溫和派在工會(huì)選舉中失利

out: to intending to 意欲，一心要

SCOTS NATlONALISTS OUT TO CAPTURE MLASS VOTE 蘇格蘭民族黨人決心獲得大部分選票

over: about, on the suhject of, because of 關(guān)于，在……問(wèn)題上，由于

ROW OVER AID CUTS 削減援助而引起的爭(zhēng)吵

pact: agreement 協(xié)定，條約

DEFENCE PACT RUNS INTO TROUBLE 防務(wù)條約遇到麻煩

pay: wages 工資

TRANSPORT PAY TALKS BREAK DOWN 運(yùn)輸業(yè)工資談判中斷

PC: police constable 普通警員(英國(guó)最低一級(jí)的警察)

PC SHOT IN BANK RAID 銀行搶劫案中一警員遭槍擊

peak: high point 高峰，最高點(diǎn)

BANK LENDING HITS NEW PEAK 銀行貸款達(dá)到新的高峰

peer: lord；Member of the House of Lords  (英國(guó))貴族；上院議員

PEERS REJECT GOVERNMENT WAGE-FREEZE PLAN 上院拒絕政府提出的工資凍結(jié)計(jì)劃

peg: hold(prices etc)at present level 使(物價(jià)等)保持目前水平，限定

BANKS PEG INTEREST RATES 銀行利率保持不變

peril: danger 危險(xiǎn)

FLOOD PERIL IN THAMES VALLEY 泰晤士河流域出現(xiàn)洪水險(xiǎn)情

pit: coal mine 煤礦

THREAT OF MORE PIT CLOSURES 關(guān)閉更多煤礦的威脅

plant: factory 工廠

STEEL PLANT BLAZE 鋼廠失火

plea: call for help 求援，請(qǐng)求

BIG RESPONSE TO PLEA FOR FLOOD AID 水災(zāi)難民求援各方熱烈響應(yīng)

pledge: promise 保證，承諾

GOVERNMENT GIVES PLEDGE ON JOBLESS 政府就失業(yè)問(wèn)題作出保證