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reinstate n. 恢复 cohort n. 一群一群或一帮人 sticker n. 张贴物 flier n. 传单 deductible n. 扣除条款,保险单内的条款之一，免除保险人对被保险户承受的损失赔偿最初的规定的金额 retribution n. 惩罚，报偿 picket v. 派出纠察员，在罢工或示威期间设置一个或几个纠察队 难句突破： Waving signs that read Shame on Viacom, the workers, most of them in their 20s, demanded that MTV Networks reverse a plan to reduce health and dental benefits for freelancers beginning Jan. 1. [主体句式] The workers demanded that [结构分析] 这是一个复合句，前面的现在分词短语作为主语的伴随状语;most of them in their 20s是主语的同位语;谓语demand后是一个宾语从句，在该从句中，beginning Jan 1是一个现在分词短语作a plan的定语。 [句子译文] 这些工人大多数都是二十多岁，他们手中挥舞着写有Viacom 无耻的标语，要求MTV Networks收回于1月1日开始实施的旨在减少自由职业者健康和牙齿医疗方面福利的计划。 While that eased previous eligibility rules, which required freelancers to work for 52 weeks before becoming eligible, it would have required all freelancers not yet eligible for benefits to start the waiting period over again on Jan. 1. | 
