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今天我们要学的词是 justified¹. Justified 形容词，意思是有正当理由的。Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a new documentary that the annexation² of Crimea was justified. 俄罗斯总统普京在一部新纪录片中表示，兼并克里米亚的行动是正当的。According to a new poll conducted in Russia, 45 percent of respondents consider the "sacrifices" made by Russians under Stalin's rule were justified  in order to achieve enormous economic progress. 俄罗斯一项最新民调显示，45%的受访者认为，斯大林统治时期为经济大发展做出的牺牲是合乎情理的。好的，今天我们学习的词是 justified, justified, justified...
 

1 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

2 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。