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1. pledge n. 誓言
例句: I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
我向他保证我将投他的票。

2. humanity n. 人类
例句：Humanity has always had such heroes. 
人类总不乏这样的英雄人物。 

3. impose vt. 强迫
例句：Fractures often impose a greater need for strict immobilization. 
骨折迫使病人需要有严格的固定。

4. intensify vt. 加强
例句：His absence only intensified her longing.
他不在身边唯使她愈益渴念。

5. evict vt. 驱逐

例句：The landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent. 
房东能够驱逐出不付租金的房客。

6. struggle vt. 奋斗，努力
例句：After years of struggle he had finally made a pile of money. 
他辛苦了多年，最后积蓄了一大笔钱。

7. smuggler n. 走私者
例句：The villagers hid the smuggler away until the revenue men had gone. 
村民们把走私者藏了起来，直到缉私人员离开。

8. increase vt. 增加
例句：He exhorted his workers to increase production. 
他力劝自己的工人增加生产。 

9. suffer vt. 遭受;经历
例句：He suffered from poverty all his life.
他一生受贫穷之苦。

10. expect vt. 期待;等待;盼望
例句： All the employees expect an automatic increase in pay every year. 
所有的员工都期待每年工资自然增长。