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例句：After a few days of reflection she decided to write back.
      想了几天后她决定回信。

2.commitment n.承诺, 许诺, 保证

例句：He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
      他保证按时付房租。

承担的义务
 
例句：I am very tired because I have taken on so many commitments.
      我很累, 因为我承担了很多的事情。

3.protracted adj.拖延的;长时间的；延长的

例句：We won victory through protracted struggle.
      经过长期的斗争,我们取得了胜利。

4.strengthen vt.vi.加强, 巩固

例句：The wind strengthened during the night.
      夜里风刮得更大了。

      They strengthened the city walls.
      他们加固了城墙。

5.suspend vt.暂停, 终止

例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
      冲突双方同意暂时停火。

6.postpone vt.延期; 推迟;展缓

例句：The mother postponed all other business to the task of smoothing her crying child.
       母亲放下一切别的事情, 先去抚慰哭叫着的孩子。

7.impose vt.强迫, 强加, 迫使, 把…强加于

例句：Overcrowding imposes mental strains.
      过度拥挤使精神紧张。

8.adopt v.采用, 采纳, 采取
 
例句：The factories have adopted the newest modern technology.
      那几家工厂采用了现代的最新技术。

9.upcoming  adj.即将来到的, 即将出现的,即将发生（或来临）的

例句：We shall be attending the upcoming concert.
      我们要去听即将上演的音乐会。
 
10.expertise n.专门知识或技能

例句：We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.
      他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。

11.resume vt.vi.重新开始; 恢复

例句：We'll stop now and resume at two o'clock.
      我们现在停下来, 到两点再干。