Track 23(abuse-bump)

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[00:11.37]abuse
[00:15.52]He was arrested on charges of corruption
[00:18.59]and abuse of power.
[00:20.66]accommodation
[00:23.40]Xiao Tang Shan hospital has accommodations for 2 000patients.
[00:29.31]accord
[00:32.04]Diplomats said the accord's main points
[00:34.99]included a commitment to the reconciliation process.
[00:38.93]accordance
[00:41.77]We will handle this issue in accordance with international laws
[00:46.04]and international practices.
[00:48.33]accustomed
[00:51.40]I'm not accustomed to getting up so early
[00:54.35]to do morning exercise.
[00:55.99]appealing
[00:58.84]The idea of living in the country is appealing.
[01:02.12]appetite
[01:05.29]Don't eat that cake now,
[01:07.15]you'll spoil your appetite.
[01:09.10]applied
[01:11.95]He devoted his life to applied science.
[01:15.45]appoint
[01:18.18]We should appoint people on their merits instead of by favoritism.
[01:23.26]appreciate
[01:26.10]You can't fully appreciate foreign literature in translation.
[01:30.59]approximate
[01:33.76]His story approximates to the facts we already know.
[01:37.80]arrest
[01:40.43]The policeman arrested a criminal suspect.
[01:43.82]ashamed
[01:46.55]You should be ashamed of your shameful conduct.
[01:50.16]assembly
[01:52.67]The national assembly has met to discuss the crisis.
[01:56.50]attain
[01:59.46]Genuine achievers are often those who fail for a long time,
[02:03.94]and who rarely attain popularity outside a small circle.
[02:08.54]automobile
[02:11.27]In the 21 century,
[02:13.25]we must develop our automobile industry.
[02:16.21]await
[02:18.61]Twelve months ago we awaited the arrival of comet HaleBopp;
[02:23.21]this year we know of no bright comets
[02:26.16]that will rendezvous with Earth.
[02:28.45]awkward
[02:30.42]You've put me in a very awkward position.
[02:33.49]bankrupt
[02:36.11]The economic crisis has made many companies go bankrupt.
[02:40.70]banner
[02:43.22]Crowds of people carrying banners joined the demonstration.
[02:47.48]barely
[02:50.43]He used so many archaisms in his speech
[02:53.50]that half of it was barely intelligible.
[02:56.45]bearing
[02:59.19]He walked with a confident bearing.
[03:01.92]blast
[03:04.22]He was working at full blast
[03:07.08]in order to complete the order before the holidays.
[03:09.92]bloom
[03:12.77]With the development in science and technology
[03:15.39]man can make various flowers bloom before their time.
[03:19.55]bore
[03:22.28]Father bored us all through the meal with stories about the war.
[03:27.21]bottom
[03:30.60]The stock market has bottomed out.
[03:32.67]brand
[03:35.52]She only buys the best brands of coffee.
[03:38.91]bridge
[03:41.64]It's unwise to burn all your bridges.
[03:44.49]broadcast
[03:47.55]At 7:00 p.m.every evening,
[03:50.83]local TV stations relay the “National Network” news broadcast
[03:56.08]from the Central TV station.
[03:58.15]browse
[04:01.00]I used to browse through a magazine to kill time.
[04:05.15]build
[04:07.56]His amazement turns into laughter,
[04:10.19]which builds steadily.
[04:12.38]bulk
[04:14.67]The bulk of work has been done.
[04:17.19]bump
[04:20.03]Our reservations got bumped,
[04:22.32]so they had to book us another flight.