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词汇讲解：

1. ongoing adj. 继续进行的;不断前进〔发展〕中的
例句：The problem is ongoing.
这个问题尚未解决。

2. distraction n. 使人分心的事〔人〕
例句：There are too many distractions here to work properly.
这里叫人分心的事太多, 使人无法好好工作。

3. gossip n. 流言, 闲话
例句：It's common gossip that they're having an affair.
大家都说他们之间关系暧昧。

4. emerge vi. 出现; 显出; 暴露
例句：It emerged that her past behaviour was far from irreproachable.
事实表明, 她过去的行为绝非无可非议。

5. suspicious adj. 猜疑的, 疑心的; 可疑的
例句：He is a suspicious character.
他是个可疑人物。

6. pronounce vt. 宣布; 宣称
例句：He pronounced that we were dismissed.
他宣布我们被解雇了。

7. dislodge vt. 把…赶出, 从…逐出;把…移去
例句：The doctor dislodged the fish bone from her throat.
医生取出哽在她喉中的鱼骨头。

8. impromptu adj. 事先无准备(的), 临时(的)
例句：I’m sure his remarks were rehearsed, not impromptu.
我肯定他的话是预先想好的, 不是即席讲的。

9. illusion n. 错觉, 幻想, 错误观念
例句：The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion.
太阳看起来好像绕着地球转, 但这只是个错觉。

10. ripple v. (使)泛起涟漪
例句：The lake rippled gently.
湖面轻轻地泛起涟漪。