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　　1.plight n. 境况，困境

　　It catches the plight of most of us in our hurry-scurry world.

　　它勾画出了我们这个忙乱世界上大多数人的境况。

　　2.corridor n. 走廊，通道

　　I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.

　　我注意到走廊尽头的一缕光线。

　　3.resumption n. <正>重新开始，继续

　　It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.

　　现在猜测谈判是否会重新开始还为时过早。

　　4.particularly adv. 特别;尤其

　　Not everyone thinks that the government is being particularly generous.

　　并非所有人都认为政府特别慷慨。

　　5.horrific adj. 令人恐惧的，可怕的

　　The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.

　　在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。

　　6.deplorable adj. 糟透的，可叹的

　　Many of them live under deplorable conditions.

　　他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。

　　7.intercept vt. 拦截

　　Heavy vegetation may intercept a large amount of precipitation on its leaves.

　　浓密的植被的叶子中能截留大量的降水。

　　8.experimental adj. 实验的;试验性的

　　They worked hard every day to keep their experimental plot up.

　　他们天天埋头苦干，以把试验田种好。

　　9.surge n. 激增

　　Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.

　　专家们认为目前通货膨胀加剧有多种原因。

　　内容解析

　　1.The US followed up an earlier air strike on anIslamic State artillery position using drones andfight jets.

　　follow up对…采取进一步行动

　　You start the work, and I'll follow up.

　　你先开始工作，我会接着做。

　　2.Kurdish authorities say the Islamic State forces have now seized control of Iraq'sbiggest dam in nearby Mosul which could allow them to flood cities and cut off vitalwater and electricity supplies.

　　cut off切[隔]断

　　The exiles had been cut off from all contact with their homeland.

　　流亡者被切断了与家乡的所有联系。

　　3.He urged all parties not to resort to further military action.

　　resort to采取;诉诸

　　His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs.

　　异常紧张的工作安排使他开始吸毒。