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2. loan n. 贷款
例句：The bank made a loan of ten thousand pounds to the factory.
银行贷给那家工厂一万英镑。

3. launch vt. 开展(活动、计划等)；开始出版；首创，首映
例句：The municipal government will launch an extensive public works program next year.
市政府将于明年开始一项大规模的市政工程计划。

4. speed v. 急行; 加速
例句：He sped his car through the street.
他开车飞速地穿过街道。

5. raise vt. 筹集(款项)
例句：We have raised a five-thousand-pound fund for the Red Cross.
我们为红十字会筹集了一笔五千镑的资金。

6. enable vt. 使能够; 提供做…的权利[措施]; 使有机会
例句：This pass enables me to travel half-price on trains.
我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车。

7. poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困
例句：They lived in poverty.
他们生活在贫困之中。

8. recognize vt. 承认…有效[属实]; 认可
例句：We don't recognized him to be the lawful heir.
我们不承认他为合法继承人。

9. temporary adj. 临时的;暂时的,一时的
例句：Ellen has got a temporary job.
艾伦找到一份临时工作。

10. treatment n. 治疗; 疗法
例句：He's receiving treatment for cancer.
他正在接受癌症治疗。