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词汇讲解：

1. demonstrate vi.举行示威游行(或集会)
例句：Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.
很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。

2. escalate v. (使)逐步升级; (使)逐步扩大
例句：The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.
政府开始轰炸敌方的城市, 使战争进一步扩大。

3. demolish vt. 摧毁; 推翻; 拆毁(尤指大建筑物)
例句：Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.
泰瑞街已在数年前拆掉。

4. suffer vt. 遭受, 蒙受
例句：He suffered the humiliation of being forced to resign.
他蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱。

5. unveil vt. 使公之于众;揭露
例句：The plan was unveiled with the approval from the Minister.
经部长同意该计划被公之于众。

6. accord n.一致, 符合
例句：They came to an accord that profits should be shared equally.
他们达成协议, 收益由大家均分。

7. outstanding adj. 未偿付的, 未解决的
例句：A good lot of work is still outstanding.
不少工作尚未完成。

8. dispute n.辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

9. heal vt.调停, 消除
例句：The long talk healed many of our differences.
那次长谈消除了我们许多分歧。

10. publicity n. 公众的注意, 众所周知
例句：The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.
这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。

11. lodge vt. 提出(申诉,抗议等)
例句：He lodged a complaint with the manager.
他向经理提出抗议。