The jury convicted both the thief and his accomplice for their roles in the bank heist.
Ac-com-plice：Ac（酸）com（凑）plice（拼）在一起，酸酸凑拼成共犯。
The government banned the extremist sect for inciting violence against minority groups.
Sect 听起来像 'split'（分裂）。一个大家庭分裂出去的小派系。
The new administration promised to overhaul the healthcare system within its first year.
Ad-min-istr-a-tion：'Min' 像 'ministry'（部），'strat' 像 'strategy'（策略）。政府制定策略并管理国家。
The military launched a covert operation to rescue the hostages, but details about the operations remain classified.
Opera-tions: 'Opera' (歌剧) + 'tions'。想象一场大型歌剧的后台运作，或者军队的大规模行动，都很宏大。
Critics argue that modern rom-coms often rely on tired tropes rather than fresh storytelling.
Rom（浪漫）+ Com（喜剧）= 让人笑着谈恋爱的电影。
Investors are weighing the risk of a recession against the potential for market growth.
Ri-s-k：日（Ri）出看海，心里有点悬（s-k），怕有危险。
While many forms of cancer are treatable, some remain incurable in their late stages.
In（不）-cur（追/治）-able（能）：无法被治愈的。
The new study links long-term exposure to asbestos with an increased risk of lung cancer.
Can（能）-cer（死？谐音）：得了这种病，可能（can）没命（cer）了。
The school district launched a costly removal project after asbestos was found in the ceiling tiles.
As（阿）-bes（逼）-tos（土司）：阿逼吃了石棉做的土司，得了重病。
The international community's efforts to curb inflation have yielded mixed results.
E(一)-ffort(佛)：一个佛（effort）念经需要很大的努力（effort）。
The senator proposed reforms to reduce overcrowding in federal prisons.
Pri(priest/神父)-son(儿子)：神父的儿子犯了罪，进了监狱（prison）。