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1958 disrepair

今天我们要学的词是 disrepair. Disrepair 名词，意思是“失修，破损”。英国议会最近就皇室的财政状况提出警告：The royal reserve fund for emergencies is down to its last million pounds, while 39 percent of the royal estate remains¹ in disrepair. 应急用的皇家储备金只剩最后100多万英镑，同时，39%的皇室房产依然有待修缮。The US Postal² Service's financial troubles have caused many facilities to fall into disrepair.美国邮政系统的财务问题使许多邮局设施变得老旧破败。一份新的报告说，The US economy and labor³ market remain in deep disrepair. 美国经济和就业市场依然身陷低谷。
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1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。