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今天我们要学的词是casualty。 Casualty, 在战争中指人员伤亡，在其他灾难性事件中指受害者，一般用复数。阿富汗外交部说， "The Pentagon has promised to take steps to reduce civilian casualties," 美国五角大楼保证要采取措施，减少平民伤亡。

国际货币基金警告说， "The UK will be one of the biggest casualties in the global economic downturn," 英国将成为全球经济下滑的主要受害者之一。过去15个月里，美国人的退休储蓄损失了两万亿美元。 "Americans' retirement security may be one of the greatest casualties of this financial crisis," 美国人的退休保障可能是这次金融危机最大的牺牲品之一。好的，今天我们学习的词是casualty...

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