Corruption remained rampant in the region, deterring foreign investment.
Ramp-ant：Ramp（坡道）上的蚂蚁（ant）疯狂乱爬，比喻‘猖獗’蔓延。
The bar was fined heavily after police discovered three underage patrons inside.
Under（在下面）+ Age（年龄）= 年龄不够，还在“下面”的未成年阶段。
The crew successfully completed their six-month voyage to the International Space Station.
Voi（像‘喂’，打招呼）+ Yage（‘呀，杰’）= 喂呀杰，坐船去远航！
Diplomatic arrangements for the summit were finalized late Tuesday night.
A-rrange-ments：把物品整齐排列（arrange），就是做好了安排。
Several co-workers reported feeling pressured to meet unrealistic quotas.
Co-worker：Co（共同）+ worker（工人）= 一起干活的人。
The doctor performed an emergency amputation to save the patient's life.
A-mput-ation：A（一）+ put（放）+ ation（名词后缀）→ 把坏掉的部分‘放’走，即截肢。
The voting bloc supported the new environmental regulations despite opposition.
Bloc：听起来像 'Block'（块），一群石头绑在一起成为一个坚固的块（阵营）。
The opposition party secured 40 seats in the parliament after the recent elections.
Seat（座位）+ s（复数）：在议会里，每个“座位”代表一个投票权，不是用来坐的，是用来“占位”掌权的！