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例句：Well-developed judicial system can curb the spreading of the corruption.
       完善的司法体系可以抑制腐败的蔓延。

2.municipality n.自治区, 市当局, 市民

例句：The municipality carried out a policy on agricultural-industrial-commercial cooperation and joint development.
       市里出台了农工商共同合作共同发展的政策。

3.impose v.征(税), 把...强加于, 以...欺骗

例句：The government should impose an cap across the gas price.
      政府应当给燃气价格强制规定上限。

4.offend v.犯罪, 冒犯, 违反, 进攻

例句：We mustn't offend against their customs.
       我们不能违反他们的风俗。

5.jeopardize v.危害, 使受危困, 使陷危地

例句：Being late so often will jeopardize your chances for promotion.
       这么常迟到会危及你升迁的机会。

6.contradiction n.反驳, 矛盾

例句：It is precisely in the particularity of contradiction that the universality of contradiction resides.
       矛盾的普遍性即寓于矛盾的特殊性之中。
 
7.innovative a.革新的, 创新的, 富有革新精神的

例句：This is a basic property of innovative scientific thinking.
      这是创新性科学思维的基本特征。

8.pledge v.许诺, 保证, 使发誓, 抵押, 典当, 举杯祝...健康

9.optimistic a.乐观的, 乐观主义的, 乐天的

例句：Although his health was very poor, he was really optimistic.
      尽管健康状况不好，但实际上他仍然很乐观。

10.personnel n.人员, 人事部门, 人事科(处)

例句：The company needs to hire a new personnel officer.
      公司需要新雇一个人事管理人员。

11.dispute v.争论