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例句：She does not attend often.
       她不常出席。

注意; 听

例句：You're not attending.
      你没有注意听讲。

2.achieve vt.取得, 获得

例句：They achieved some victories despite these setbacks.
      尽管受到这些挫折, 他们还是取得了一些胜利。

3.voluntary adj.自愿的, 志愿的

例句：He made a voluntary statement to the police.
      他自动向警方供出一切。

      That he bumped me is voluntary.
      他故意撞了我一下。

4.recommendation n.推荐, 劝告, 建议(尤做法)

例句：The government has agreed to implement the recommendation in the report.
      政府已同意实施报告中的建议。

5.arrogance n.傲慢;自大;自负

例句：I disliked him for his arrogance.
      我讨厌他的傲慢。

      Arrogance arrested his progress.
      骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

6.downfall n.垮台, 衰落

例句：Various factors contributed to his downfall.
      多种因素导致了他的垮台。

7.abduct vt.劫持;诱拐

例句：The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten.
      那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

      Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted.
      侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。

8.visualize vt.在脑中使(某人或某物)形象化, 设想, 想像, 构想

9.hinder vt.vi.阻碍,妨碍,阻挡

例句：Heavy snow hindered construction work.
      大雪阻碍了建筑工程的进展。