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1.swallowed
vt.& vi.吞，咽（swallow的过去式与过去分词形式）
例句：
Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
她意外地吞下了毒药，当即就死去了。来自《简明英汉词典》
2.crash
n.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；撞击声，爆裂声；失败，瓦解；vt.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；vi.碰撞
例句：
There was a serious car crash this morning.
今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。
The cars hit with loud crash.
汽车相撞发出巨大的轰隆声。
3.reading
n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的
例句：
Children learn reading and writing at school.
孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
He finds pleasure in reading.
他从阅读中得到乐趣。
4.torch
n.火炬
例句：
They are looking for volunteers to carry the torch.
他们正在寻找火炬传递的志愿者。
A famous athlete held a torch and ran to the stadium.
一个著名的运动员举着火炬跑到运动场。
5.counter
n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与……相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击
例句：
This counter is closed now.
这个柜台现在已停止营业。
Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.
把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
6.massage
n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据
例句：
He is really quite skilled in doing massage.
他的按摩技术确实不错。
Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.
按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。
7.recognize
vt.认出，认可，承认，公认，识别，赏识；vi.承认，具结
例句：
How will I recognize you?
我怎样才能认出你？
I want to recognize Mr.Green.
我想要认识格林先生。
8.recognized
adj.公认的，经过验证的v.认出（ recognize的过去式和过去分词 ）；承认[认清]（某事物）；赏识；承认……有效[属实]
例句：
I found it flattering that he still recognized me after all these years.
过了这么多年他还认得我，使我觉得荣幸。
I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.
他一进屋我就认出了他。
9.absence
adj.不在，缺席；n.缺乏，缺少，缺席
例句：
He excused his absence by saying that he was ill.
他说他生病了，为他缺席开脱。
She called in your absence.
你不在时她来过。
10.teaching
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；（复数）教诲
例句：
We all agree in adopting the new teaching method.
我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.
他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
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