VOA慢速英语:American History Series: Rebuilding the South

例句：wrongful dismissal
      不公允的解雇

      The dismissal of five workmen caused a strike.
      开除五个工人引起了罢工。

2.rebellion n.对政府的(尤指武装)反抗; 造反; （对权威的）反抗, 不服从

例句：The next year they rose up in rebellion.
      第二年他们就揭竿起义了。

背叛行为, 谋反, 叛乱, 反叛

例句：The next year they rose up in rebellion.
      第二年他们就揭竿起义了。

3.amendment n.（法律、文件的）改动，修正案，修改，修订

例句：The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.
      这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。

4.cooperate vi.合作; 配合, 协助

例句：We hope we can cooperate even more closely in the future.
      希望我们今后能更加密切地合作。

5.sympathy n.同情,赞同,同感,慰问,吊唁

例句：Although I pity him, my sympathies are with his family.
      虽然我认为他可悲, 但我还是同情他的家人。