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词汇讲解：

1. convince vt. 使确信,使信服;说服
例句：He convinced me of his innocence.
他使我相信他是无辜的。

2. nomination n. 提名；推荐；任命；指派
例句：She has withdrawn her nomination as chairman.
她已退出主席一职的提名。

3. immigration n. 移民
例句：A considerable number of people object to the government’s attitude to immigration.
相当多的人反对政府对待移民问题的态度。

4. hire vt.雇用；租用
例句：We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我们雇了一个司机带我们游览这个城市。

5. discourse n. 论文; 演说; 讲道
例句：She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins.
她开始讲本市的起源。

6. draft vt. 起草, 画草图, 草拟
例句：They sat down and drafted a letter to the local newspaper.
他们坐下来, 给当地的报纸草拟了一封信。

7. credibility n. 可靠性,可信性
例句：The prime minister’s credibility suffered in his handling of the crisis.
首相在处理这次危机中可信度受损了。

8. repeal vt.撤销, 废除
例句：The grant has been repealed.
该项补助金已被取消。

9. mandate n. 权,委任
例句：The government has a mandate from the people to increase taxes.
民众授权政府增加税收。

10. mix v. 混合, 搅和；(使)结交, (使)交往
例句：You can mix blue and yellow paint to make green one.
你可以把蓝色和黄色油漆混合成绿色。