gun down: shoot 槍殺

TERRORISTS GUN DOWN PRIEST 恐怖分子槍殺牧師

hail: welcome, praise 歡迎，贊賞

PM HAILs PEACE PLAN 首相歡迎該項(xiàng)和平計(jì)劃

halt: stop 停止，止步

CAR PLANT TO HALT PRODUCTION 汽車廠將停產(chǎn)

haul: amount stolen in robbery, or seized by police or customs 被劫去或被警察、海關(guān)沒收的財(cái)物

TRAIN ROBBERY：BIG GOLD HAUL 火車遭搶劫：巨額黃金被盜

RECORD DRUGS HAUL AT AIRPORT 機(jī)場截獲毒品數(shù)量空前

head: lead；leader 率領(lǐng)；領(lǐng)袖

PM TO HEAD TRADE MISSlON 首相將率領(lǐng)貿(mào)易代表團(tuán)

COMMONWEALTH HEADS TO MEET IN OTTAWA  英聯(lián)邦各國首腦將聚會(huì)渥太華

head for: move towards 朝……行進(jìn)，走向

ECONOMY HEADING FOR DISASTER EXPERTS WARN 專家發(fā)出警告：經(jīng)濟(jì)正走向?yàn)?zāi)難

hike: (US)rise in costs, prices etc (美國英語)上漲，提高

INTEREST HIKE WILL HIT BUSINESS 利息上調(diào)將嚴(yán)重影響商業(yè)

hit: affect badly 嚴(yán)重妨礙，襲擊

SNOWSTORMS HIT TRANSPORT 風(fēng)暴襲來交通癱瘓

hit out: at attack(with words) 嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)

PM HITS OUT AT CRITICS 首相抨擊責(zé)難者

hitch: problem that causes dday 障礙，故障

LAST-MINUTE HITCH DELAYS SATELLlTE LAUNCH 衛(wèi)星發(fā)射因最后一分鐘發(fā)生故障而推遲

hold: arrest；keep under arrest 拘留；扣押

POLICE HOLD TERROR SUSPECT 警方拘留恐怖活動(dòng)嫌疑犯

MAN HELD AFTER STATION BLAST 火車站發(fā)生爆炸一男子被捕

in (the) red: in debt；making a financial loss 赤字，負(fù)債，虧損

BRITISH STEEL IN RED 英國鋼鐵業(yè)出現(xiàn)虧損

IRA: Irish Republican Army 愛爾蘭共和軍

IRA LEADER MAKES STATEMENT 愛爾蘭共和軍領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人發(fā)表講話

jail: prison 監(jiān)獄

JAIL FOR PEACE MARCHERS 和平示威者進(jìn)監(jiān)獄

jobless: unemployed(people) 失業(yè)(者)

THREE MILLION JOBLESS BY APRIL? 到4月失業(yè)人數(shù)將為300萬?

key: important, vital 重要的，關(guān)鍵的

KEY WITNESS VANISHES 關(guān)鍵證人失蹤

landslide: victory by large majority in election (競選中)一面倒的勝利

LANDSLIDE FOR SCOTTISH NATIoNALISTS 蘇格蘭民族黨在選舉中大獲全勝

lash: criticise violently 猛烈批評(píng)，嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé)

BISHOP LASHES TV SEX AND VIOLENCE 主教痛斥電視中色情和暴力現(xiàn)象  

launch: send (satellite etc) into space；begin (campaign etc)；put (new product) on market發(fā)射(衛(wèi)星等)；開展(運(yùn)動(dòng)等)；推出(新產(chǎn)品)

SPACE TELESCOPE LAUNCH DELAYED 宇宙望遠(yuǎn)鏡推遲發(fā)射

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR CLEANER BEACHES 環(huán)保部長宣布“潔凈海灘”運(yùn)動(dòng)開始

BRITISH FIRM LAUNCIIES THROW-AWAY CHAlRS 英國公司推出“一次性”椅子

lead: clue(in police enquiry) (警方調(diào)查中)線索

NEW LEAD IN PHONEBOX MURDER CASE 電話亭謀殺案有了新線索

leak: unofficial publication of secret information 泄漏機(jī)密，泄密

PM FURIOUS OVER TAX PLAN LEAKS 征稅計(jì)劃泄漏首相大發(fā)雷霆

leap: big increase 猛增

LEAP IN IMPORTS 進(jìn)口劇增

life: imprisonment ’for life’ 終身監(jiān)禁，無期徒刑

LIFE FOR AXE MURDERER 持斧殺人犯被判無期徒刑

link: connection, contact 聯(lián)系，接觸

NEW TRADE LINKS WITH PERU 對(duì)秘魯貿(mào)易的新渠道