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词汇讲解：

1. spread vi. 传开，传播；蔓延开
例句：His name spreads all over the world.
他成了海内外尽人皆知的名人。

2. awareness n. 察觉;觉悟;意识
例句：There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.
人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。

3. gap n. 分歧,隔阂;差距
例句：The gap between the rich and the poor has widened.
贫富之间的差距扩大了。

4. conspire vi.密谋, 搞阴谋；(事件等)巧合, 共同导致
例句：The criminals conspired to rob a bank.
罪犯们密谋抢劫银行。

5. greed n. 贪心, 贪婪
例句：She ridiculed his insatiable greed.
她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。

6. triple v. (使)增至三倍
例句：In the past five years the company has tripled its sales.
过去五年中,该公司销售量增至三倍。

7. punish vt.罚, 处罚, 惩罚；粗暴地对待, 痛打
例句：The parents punished their disobedient child.
父母惩罚了他们不听话的孩子。

8. indict vt.控告, 起诉
例句：If the grand jury indicts the suspect, he will go to trial.
如果大陪审团指控嫌疑犯, 他就得上法庭。

9. massive adj. 巨大的,大量的,大规模的
例句：We have seen massive changes in recent years.
这几年我们经历了巨大的变化。

10. injured adj. 受伤的;受损害的
例句：Five people were injured in the baton charge.
五人遭警棍攻击受伤。