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例句：The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
      看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。

      What prompted him to be so generous?
      是什么原因使得他如此大方呢?

2.likelihood n.可能, 可能性

例句：I don't think there is any likelihood of his agreeing to it.
      我认为不会有他同意那件事情的可能。

3.provocative a.气人的,挑拨的,刺激的

4.stray vi.走失, 离群; 迷路

例句：The child strayed away from home.
      这孩子离家走失了。

5.successive adj.连续的,；相继的；接连的

例句：He won three successive matches.
      他连胜三场比赛。

6.reprisal n.报复(行为)

例句：They took bloody reprisals against the leaders.
      他们对领导进行了血腥的报复。

7.shutdown n.关门,停工

8.outnumber vt.数量多于;比…多

例句：Reporters outnumbered guests at the political gathering.
      在那次政治性集会上, 记者的数量超过了来宾。

9.sharply adv.突然地；急剧地；猛烈地;激烈地

例句：Cannabis consumption has increased sharply.
      大麻用量急剧增加。

      Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.
      对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。

10.austerity n.(经济的)紧缩; 严格节制消费

例句：War was followed by many years of austerity.
      紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。

11.persist vt.vi.坚持, 固执

例句：On the tops of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.
      高山顶上, 积雪终年不化。

      The bad weather will persist all over the country.
      这种坏天气将在全国各地持续下去。

12.integrate vt.vi.(使)融入

例句：They have lived in this country for ten years, but have never really integrated.
      他们已在这个国家生活了十年, 但还没有融入这个社会。