陰謀

上星期，英國粉碎了恐怖分子炸毀客機的陰謀，英文報章的標題是UK names 19 terror plot suspects。對於這項陰謀，美國高級官員說它擁有與阿爾蓋達有關連的所有特徵He said the plot has "all the hallmarks" of links to al-Qaeda。Plot 是「陰謀」的意思。它是名詞，其他例子：Pakistan said it had played an important role in thwarting the suspected plot 是「巴基斯坦說它在挫敗那懷疑的陰謀中起了很重要的作用」，The plot was discovered before it was carried out是「這項陰謀在實施前，就被發現了」。Plot也是動詞，解作「密謀」。
例如：British yesterday named 19 people suspected of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners是「英國昨天公佈了十九個懷疑密謀炸毀橫越大西洋飛機的人的名字」，They are plotting against him 是「他們正在密謀對付他」。