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Police called the eyewitness about the traffic accident which happened in the street yesterday.
有关昨天街上发生的交通事故，警察调查了目击者。

chant n. 圣歌,赞美诗;  v. 吟唱,诵扬

The team's supporters sang a victory chant.
拥护这个队的人有节奏地反覆喊着胜利的口号.

dispute  n. 争论;  vt. 争论;  vi. 争论

They are disputing about the rights and wrongs of the case. 
他们正在激烈争论这个事件的是非曲直。

infiltrate  v. 浸润, 渗透, 使潜入

The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.
老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。

tactic   n. 战略, 策略

But that tactic no longer works.
但是这个策略如今却不再行之有效。

defiance n. 蔑视, 挑战, 挑衅

Her eyes flashed anger and defiance (at everyone).
她（看着大家,）眼中闪现着愤怒与轻蔑的神情.

accelerate  v.  加速

The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate.
领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。

Brazilian  n. 巴西人; adj. 巴西的

The brazilian speak Portuguese.
巴西人讲葡萄牙语。

track  n. 小路,跑道,轨道,踪迹; v. 跟踪,追踪

The dog followed the fox's tracks into the woods.
那只狗沿着狐狸的足迹跑进了树林。

prematurely adv. 过早地, 早熟地

Worry and illness had made him prematurely old.
他心事重重、 疾病缠身, 落得个未老先衰.

towering  adj. 高耸的,激烈的

It stands on a huge rock, like a great cliff towering over the city.
它屹立在一块巨大的岩石上，像高耸入云的悬崖耸立于这个城市之中。

redwood n. 杉树

ultimate  n. 终极,根本;  a. 终极的,根本的,极限的,最后的

Their ultimate weapon was the threat of an all-out strike.
他们最后的杀手锏是威胁举行大罢工.

objectivity n. 客观性

But is there a guarantee for the sources neutrality and objectivity?
但是能保证这些材料是中立和客观的吗？

interventionist n. 干涉主义者; adj. 干涉主义的

This is not only a policy imposed for its own sake, but an inevitable result of most of the other interventionist policies.
实施通货膨胀政策并不单纯是因为其自身的缘故，而且它同样也是其他经济干预政策所带来的一个不可避免的结果。

pretension  n. 借口, 要求, 主张, 自负, 骄傲, 权力, 资格, 预紧,预伸,预拉

Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating.
读者可以感觉到她文章中的狂妄自负令人反感.

purportedly  adv. 据称

escort girl   陪游女郎, 三陪小姐

encounter n. 意外的相见,遭遇;  v. 遇到,偶然碰到,遭遇

I had a brief encounter with an angry client.
我与一个生气的顾客一时发生了冲突.

version n. 版本,翻译

Can we accept his account as the true version? 
我们能够相信他说的是实情吗?

controversial   adj. 引起争论的, 有争议的

 He is a controversial person.
他是一个很有争议的人。