VOA慢速英语:American History Series: In November 1918, a Truce in World War One

例句：He had justice on his side.
      正义在他一边。

2.ruin vt.破坏, 毁掉

例句：The storm ruined our wheat.
      暴风雨毁坏了我们的小麦。

3.weaken vt.vi.(使)削弱 , (使)变弱

例句：She weakened as the illness grew worse.
      由于病情恶化, 她变得更虚弱了。

4.rejection n.拒绝;退回;剔除
 
例句：a publisher’s rejection slip
      出版商的退稿通知

      Constant rejection has sapped her will.
      不断的被拒绝逐渐使她丧失了信心。

5.settlement n.解决, 和解, 协议

例句：The terms of settlement seem just.
      和解的条件似乎是公道的。