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例句：The government is responsible for the provision of education for all the children.
       政府有责任向所有儿童提供教育。

准备, 防备

例句：He made no provision against the unforeseen expenses.
      他没有准备意外费用。

2.unfolding adj.伸展

3.stretch n.伸展, 延伸, 延续

例句：He had a good stretch on the bed.
      他在床上痛快地伸了个懒腰。

一段时间, 一段路程, 一段水域

例句：I see nothing but a small stretch of road immediately ahead.
      除了近在眼前的一小段路之外什么也看不见。

4.catastrophe n.灾祸, 灾难,大祸,横祸

例句：The flood was a major catastrophe.
      洪水是一场大灾难。

5.comprehend vt.理解, 领会

例句：I did not comprehend his meaning.
      我不理解他的意思。
  
6.submerge vt.vi.(使)潜入水中, 淹没

例句：The submarine can submerge very quickly.
      潜艇能非常迅速地潜入水中。

      The river overflowed and submerged the farmland.
      河水泛滥, 淹没了农田。

7.render v.使; 致使

例句：You have rendered a great service to the country.
      你为国家做了一件大事。

      The shock of the discovery rendered him speechless.
      这一发现使他吃惊得一句话也说不出来。

8.impotence  n.无能为力;阳痿

例句：His impotence to help made him despair.
      他无力帮忙,感到很失望。

9.certify vt.（尤指书面）证明, 证实

例句：The bank certified my accounts.
      银行核实了我的账目。

10.implicate vt.牵涉，涉及（某人）

例句：The evidence clearly implicated him in the crime.
       证据清楚显示他与这件罪案有牵连。

      These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence.
      这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。

11.inactivity n.不活动,不活泼,休止状态

例句：A period of stagnation or inactivity.
      停滞迟钝的或不活泼的期间