詞匯講解

1. dispute 爭論

His honesty is beyond dispute.
他的誠實是無可爭議的。

They are disputing about the rights and wrongs of the case.
他們正在激烈爭論這個事件的是非曲直。

2. haltingly 猶豫的

Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula is moving haltingly.
朝鮮半島和解進程依然曲折。

3. demographic 人口的,人口統計的

His research was summarized in a report entitled The New Americans: Economic, Demographic and Fiscal Effects of Immigration.
他的研究成果概括在題為:《新美國人:移民對經濟、人口和財政的影響》報告中。

Such a profound demographic shift could take place while no one was watching because, officially, no one was watching.
人口組成上的這一深刻變化本來會在無人注意下悄然進行，因為官方的確無人理會這件事。

4. extinction 消滅[除], (生物等的)滅絕; (火等的)熄滅; 毀滅; (法律等的)廢除

This species was doomed to extinction.
這一種類注定要滅絕。