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词汇讲解：
1. hitch v. (免费)搭乘他人之车; 搭便车
例句：We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday.
我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。
2. tempting adj.吸引人的,诱人的
例句：I made him what I thought were several tempting offers, but he wouldn’t bite.
我向他提出一些自以为动听的建议,但他不肯上钩。
3. counter vt. 对抗, 反驳
例句：She countered that her advice had not been heeded.
她反驳说她的建议未被重视。
4. detonate vt. (使)爆炸, 引爆
例句：The workmen detonated the dynamite.
工人们把炸药引爆了。
5. alert adj. 警惕的, 警觉的, 注意的；机灵的, 敏捷的
例句：The rabbit seems to be very alert all its life.
兔子似乎一生都小心翼翼, 十分警觉。
6. vicinity n.近, 接近, 密切；附近, 邻近
例句：He told us there was no hotel in the vicinity.
他告诉我们说附近没有旅馆。
7. bypass vt. 绕过, 避开；不顾
例句：He bypassed his colleagues on the board and went ahead with the deal.
他未征求董事会中同事的意见就做了这笔交易。
8. opt vi.选择, 挑选
例句：What courses are most students opting for?
多数学生选什么课程？
9. destination n. 目的地, 终点
例句：I eventually arrived at my destination.
我终于到达了目的地。
10. erupt vi.爆发, 喷发
例句：Volcanoes and geysers erupt.
火山和间歇喷泉均能喷发。
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