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词汇讲解：

1. dismiss vt. 解雇; 撤职; 开除
例句：The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇。

2. abuse vt. 虐待,伤害
例句：Those captives were physically abused.
那些俘虏遭受了肉体上的摧残。

3. inform vt.告诉, 通知; 通报，报告
例句：The boss asked his secretary to keep him well informed of the programme's progress.
老板要求秘书随时向他报告计划的进展情况。

4. retire v. 退职; 退役; (使)退休
例句：Mr. Weller retired last month and now lives at his ease.
韦勒先生上个月退休了,现在过着悠闲的生活。 

5. dismissal n. 解雇, 免职, 开除
例句：The dismissal of five workmen caused a strike.
开除五个工人引起了罢工。

6. pray vt. 祈祷, 祷告
例句：We prayed that she would recover.
我们为她尽快康复而祈祷。

7. proposal n. 提议; 建议
例句：They presented concrete proposals for improvement.
他们提出了具体的改进建议。

8. await vt. 等待；期待
例句：We got up early and found breakfast awaiting us.
我们早早起身,看见早餐已准备好等我们吃。

9. dispute n. 辩论, 争端, 争执
例句：John got into a dispute with Jack about the money.
约翰与杰克为了钱的事吵了起来。

10. revenue n. 各项收入,总收入
例句：The Board of Directors was concerned at the drop in the company's revenues.
董事会对公司总收入的减少甚为关注。