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词汇讲解：

1. embarrassment n. 尴尬;难堪;局促不安
例句：The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.
这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。

2. apology n. 道歉, 认错, 愧悔
例句：I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.
恐怕我昨天的脾气不怎么好, 我认为应该向你道歉。

3. distraction n. 心烦意乱；(心烦、激动或生气得)发狂
例句：The child’s continual crying drove me to distraction.
那孩子不断的哭声弄得我几乎要发疯。

4. resignation n. 辞职
例句：His resignation left a vacancy on the board of directors.
他的辞职给董事会留下了一个空缺。

5. mindful adj. 注意的,留神的,不忘的
例句：Mindful of small matters to the neglect of large ones.
丢了西瓜,抓了芝麻。

6. remind vt. 使想起
例句：That reminds me that I have a meeting to attend this evening.
这使我想起今晚我还有一个会要参加。

7. 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。

8. perpetuate vt. 使永存;使人记住不忘;使不朽
例句：Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.
媒体大量地报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去。