講解：
contact (with sb) | ~ (between A and B)
(尤指經常的)聯系,聯絡:
I don't have much contact with my uncle.
我和叔父甚少聯系。

suffer (from sth) | ~ (for sth)
(因疾病、痛苦、悲傷等)受苦,受難,受折磨:
I hate to see animals suffering.
我不忍心看動物受苦。

claim that
宣稱；聲稱；斷言:
He claims (that) he was not given a fair hearing.
他聲稱他未得到公正的申述機會。

file / bring a suit against sb
起訴；控告某人
They filed a suit against the company.
他們起訴了這家公司。

character sb / sth (as sth)
描述,刻畫,表現(…的特征、特點):
activities that are characterized as 'male' or 'female' work
被描述為"男性"或"女性"工作的各種活動

inflict sth (on / upon sb / sth)
使遭受打擊；使吃苦頭:
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team.
他們使主隊吃了一場很沒面子的敗仗。

scot-free
逃脫懲罰；逍遙法外:
They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence.
由于證據不足,他們得以逍遙法外。