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词汇讲解:
1. stalemate n. 僵局,僵持
例句:The stalemate in the trade talks continues.
贸易谈判的僵持仍在继续。
2. impossibility n. 不可能,不可能的事
例句:He hinted at the impossibility of winding up the work in two months.
他暗示要在两个月内结束这项工作是不可能的。
3. deployment n. 部署,调度
例句:It was all an amazing naval deployment.
这完全是一种令人惊异的海军部署。
4. mortar n. 房产,房屋
例句:We now need funding to turn the plans into bricks and mortar.
我们现在需要资金将这些计划变为实实在在的大楼。
5. expire vi. 到期,期满
例句:My passport is due to expire.
我的护照要到期了。
6. desperately adv. 极度地,非常地
例句:He longed desperately to be back at home.
他非常渴望回家。
7. flee vi. 逃跑,逃走
例句:Samuel has fled.
塞缪尔已经逃跑了。
8. oil-producing n. 产油
例句:An oil-producing state considered as one of the majors in the world.
产油国被认为是世界上的重要国家之一。
9. referendum n. 公民投票
例句:Mr Abbas is now pushing for such a referendum.
阿巴斯先生正在全力推行这样的全民公决。
10. highlight vt. 强调,突出
例句:The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
总统强调访问中国的重要性。
11. proportion n. 比例
例句:The proportion of imports to exports is worrying the government.
进口与出口的比例令政府担忧。
12. tension n. 紧张状态,紧张局势
例句:The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.
那位外交官插进一个笑话, 紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
13. contain vt. 控制,抑制
例句:The cholera outbreak has been contained.
霍乱的发生已被控制住了。