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词汇讲解：

1.       remote adj. 远离的, 遥远的; 偏僻的

例句：At night I like to look at the remote stars in the clear sky.

晚上我喜欢观看晴朗的夜空中遥远的星星。

2.       profitable adj. 有利可图的,赢利的 ; 有益的,有好处的

例句：That business became profitable last year.

那项生意去年变得很赚钱。

3.       disrupt vt. 使混乱, 扰乱,使中断,打乱

例句：An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city.

一场事故使得进出该城市的铁路交通陷入混乱。

4.       harvest n. 收割, 收获; 收获季节, 收获期

例句：After the harvest, the peasants began to prepare the soil for seed.

收割后, 农民就开始整地以便播种。

5.       dramatically adv. 戏剧性地;引人注目地;显著的

例句：Our way of life has changed dramatically over the last ten years.

在过去10年里我们的生活方式发生了巨大的变化。

6.       triple v. (使)增至三倍

例句：The enemy tripled his strength.

敌军把兵力增加到原来的三倍。

7.       hoard v. 积蓄并储藏(某物)

例句：After the war, they were shot for hoarding.

战后他们因囤积而被枪决。

8.       witness vt. 亲眼看见, 目击

例句：I witnessed the accident.

我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

9.       chain n. 一连串,一系列;连锁,连续

例句：The traffic accident led to a chain of events.

交通事故引起了一连串的事件。

10.   poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困

例句：They lived in poverty.

他们生活在贫困之中。

11.   economical adj. 节约的, 节俭的, 经济的

例句：This car is economical to run because it doesn't use much fuel.

开这辆车省钱,因为它耗油不多。