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词汇讲解:
1. resolution n. 决心;决定
例句:Worst of all, he had no hope of shaking her resolution.
最糟的是,他知道无法动摇她的决心。
2. strengthen vt. 加强;增强;巩固
例句:It is a systematic attempt to strengthen our competitive ability.
那是为增强我们的竞争能力而作的有计划的努力。
3. issue vt. 发行;发布
例句:The post office issued the stamps last week.
上星期邮局发行了这些邮票。
4. realize vt. 领悟,了解,认识到
例句:I realized what he meant.
我明白了他的意思。
5. suicide n. 自杀,自杀行为
例句:He attempted suicide after his firm had gone bankrupt.
他在公司破产后曾试图自杀。
6. dissident adj. 意见不同的;不赞成的
例句:There were many dissident elements in the population.
人民间尚存有许多意见不合的分子。
7. confirm vt. 证实;确定
例句:His letter confirmed everything.
他的信证实了一切。
8. ensure vt. 保证;担保
例句:I can't ensure his being on time.
我不能保证他的准时。
9. achieve vt. 完成,实现
例句:You will never achieve anything if you spend your time that way.
你若总是这样消磨时间,就永远不会有所成就。
10. secretary n. 秘书
例句:Mary is private secretary to the company chairman.
玛丽是公司董事长的私人秘书。