Struggle (pt&pp.struggled)
vi. 搏斗；奮斗；努力；爭取
n. 打斗；競爭；奮斗

They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...
他們不得不同一切困境做斗爭。
Life became a struggle for survival.
生活成了一場奮力求生的斗爭。

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Dismiss (pt&pp.dismissed)
vt. 解雇，把…免職；遣散，解散（隊(duì)伍等）；駁回，拒絕受理；擱置
vi. 解散

A judge declined to dismiss the case in february.
二月法官拒絕駁回此案。
The military commander has been dismissed.
軍隊(duì)司令已經(jīng)被免職了。

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Reason with (=argue)
跟…講道理，以理規(guī)勸…

Love is a reason with passion.
愛是一種混合了激情的理智。

劇情百科

望著母親被人帶走了，lise除了傷心，更多的是無奈。她沒有選擇，只能順著局勢走。第二天，她就被逼開始上學(xué)了，而lize的校園生活并沒有比在家里差。。。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.They are trying their best to _____ them.(discourage
他們在盡力勸阻他們。
2.We are otherwise _____ the geopolitical weather.(at the mercy of
否則，我們只能聽?wèi){地緣政治氣候的擺布。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案：

1.The committee has decided to dismiss him.
委員會已決定辭退他。
2.Too heady to reason with.
太專橫而無法與之理論。