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1. impact n. 影响
例句：It' s difficult to assess the impact of the President' sspeech. 
总统讲话的巨大影响很难估计.

2. residential adj. 居住的;住宅的
例句：Gradually the surrounding farmland turned residential.
周围田地渐渐变成了住宅区。

3. domestic adj. 国家的;国内的
例句：The meeting concerns both foreign and domestic policies.
会议关系到国内外政策。

4. defence n. 防护;防御
例句：Offence is the best defence.
进攻是最好的防御。

5. suffer vt. 遭受;经历
例句：He suffered many humiliations before he became a footballstar.
他在成为足球名将前受过许多屈辱。

6. offensive adj. 冒犯的,唐突的
例句：We would blunt the offensive and conclude the war onhonorable terms. 
我们将挫败这个攻势，而按体面的条件结束战争。

7. contribute vt. 捐献
例句：He contributed half of his savings to the relief fund.
他将积蓄的一半捐献给救济基金会。

8. available adj. 可用的
例句：The swimming pool is available only in summer.
这个游泳池只在夏天开放。

9. suggest vt. 建议
例句：I suggest our going to the park on Sunday.
我建议我们星期天去公园。

10. austerity n. 严厉;严格
例句：A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.
他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻。