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词汇讲解：

1. arrest n. 逮捕;拘留
例句：The robber was shot dead resisting arrest.
强盗因拒捕而被击毙。

2. incident n. 发生的事, 小插曲；敌对行动, 军事冲突；骚乱, 事故, 暴力事件
例句：The demonstration proceeded without incident.
游行示威进行时没有出事。

3. relieve vt.缓解, 消除, 减少
例句：The doctors did their best to relieve the patient.
医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。

4. traumatic adj. (经历)痛苦难忘的,造成精神创伤的
例句：She has been through a very traumatic experience.
她经历了一件很痛苦的事。

5. ordeal n. 严峻的考验; 苦难的经历
例句：Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

6. revelation n. 显露, 泄露, 透露, 揭露
例句：The revelation of his scandalous past led to his resignation.
他那不光彩的历史的揭露导致了他的辞职。

7. appeal v. 上诉
例句：Five times he appealed the case, always losing.
他上诉五次, 都失败了。

8. chair vt.主持
例句：Will you chair the meeting or shall I?
由你还是由我来主持会议?

9. propose v. 提议; 建议
例句：I propose that he should leave now.
我建议他现在就走。

10. speculation n. 思考,思索；推断,推测;猜测
例句：Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
大家都在推测王子会娶谁。

11. coverage n. 新闻报道, 报道量
例句：There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.
报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。