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今天我们要学的词是veteran. Veteran 退伍军人。Three women who had devoted¹ their lives to helping² traumatized veterans were killed by a patient who had been kicked out of their treatment program. 三名致力于帮助受创伤的退伍军人康复的女性被一个患者杀害，枪手此前被要求离开康复计划。The Pentagon says it is planning a military parade requested by U.S. President Donald Trump³ on Nov. 11th, Veterans Day. 五角大楼说，计划按照美国总统川普的要求，于11月11日退伍军人节举行阅兵式。好的，我们今天学习的词是veteran, veteran, veteran ...

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。