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2. preferable adj. 更好的, 更适合的, 更可取的
例句：Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.
有健康而无财富比有财富而无健康更好。

3. tax vt.向…征税；消耗精力; 使劳累
例句：Governments don't tax children.
政府不向孩子们征税。

4. reduce vt. 缩减, 减少; 降低
例句：He won't reduce the rent of our house.
他不肯减少我们住房的租金。

5. clarify vt. 澄清;阐明
例句：His explanation clarified the mystery.
他的说明解开了这个谜。

6. serve vi. 任(职);服(刑);当(学徒)
例句：He served eight years in prison.
他坐过八年牢。

7. realize vt. 了解; 认识到; 理解; 领会; 意识到
例句：They realized the situation to be against them.
他们意识到形势对他们不利。

8. freeze vt, 冻结
例句：His salary was frozen at 200 dollars per week.
他的薪水冻结在每周二百美元的水平上。

9. tragic adj.悲剧的；悲惨的
例句：There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.
昨天公路上发生了一起很惨的事故。

10. reputation n.名气, 名声, 名誉
例句：This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.
该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。