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1.provisional adj.暂时的;临时的
例句:All these conclusions are provisional.
所有这些结论都是暂时性的。
2.endorse v.赞同,认可,支持(意见,活动,某人等)
例句:No one is foolish enough to endorse it.
没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
3.mandate vt.委任统治,授权,委托
4.certify vt.(尤指书面)证明, 证实
例句:The bank certified my accounts.
银行核实了我的账目。
5.considerable adj.相当大(或多)的
例句:It is a considerable sum of money.
那是一笔数量可观的钱。
They have given the plan considerable attention.
他们已经给予这个计划以相当多的注意。
6.arson n.纵火(罪)
例句:The police suspect arson.
警方怀疑有人纵火。
7.culprit n.犯过错者, 罪犯
例句:Are you the culprit who broke this window?
你就是那个打破窗户的人吗?
8.irresponsible adj.不负责任的
例句:The mischief arose from irresponsible gossip.
这种不幸的事是因无聊的闲话而引起的。
1.President Obama has warned of difficult days ahead in Afghanistan, despite significant progress being made in the fight against the Taliban, but he vowed that America would be victorious.