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1.strew v.撒满,到处是(某物)

例句:The floor was strewn with clothes.
      满地都是衣服。

      The way ahead is strewn with difficulties.
      前面的路困难重重。

2.familiar adj.熟悉的, 通晓的, 常见到的, 常听说的

例句:The man seemed familiar, but I could not quite place him.
      这人很面熟, 但是我记不清在哪儿见过他。

3.indefinitely adv.无限期地

例句:Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?
      有可能无限延长寿命吗?

      Dick wrote that he was coming back to Paris to stay indefinitely.
      迪克来信,说他要回巴黎长期呆下去。

4.sacrifice vt.牺牲, 献出

例句:Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.
      杰斯林牺牲自己的生命把孩子从火中救了出来。

      He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.
     为了帮助兄弟经商, 他放弃休假。

5.implement vt.实现,使生效,执行

6.abolish vt.废除, 废止

例句:The Americans abolished slavery in 1863.
      美国于1863年废除奴隶制度。

7.disclosure n.公开,透露

例句:an injunction restraining the disclosure of company secrets
      禁止泄漏公司秘密的禁制令

8.secure v.(使)获得; 把…弄到手

例句:We have secured a first-class cook.
      我们已经请到了一位第一流的厨师。

9.landlocked a.为陆地所包围的