The company announced a favourable earnings report, sending stock prices up significantly.
Favour-able：有“爱”（favour）才能“可（able）以成功”，条件有利。
Critics argue that the new tax policies impose excessive burdens on small business owners.
Ex-cess-ive：把“多（excess）”的“东西（-ive）”都倒出来，太多了！
The flight was delayed for three hours due to a mechanical malfunction in the engine.
Mal-function：Mal（坏）+ function（功能），功能坏了就是故障。
Residents were devastated by the sudden destruction of their neighborhood in the wildfire.
De-vas-tated：De（下）+ vast（广阔），把广阔的地方都毁了，心都碎了。
Analysts reckon the economy will recover faster than initially predicted this quarter.
Reckon：读起来像“来肯”，“来”了就能“肯”定，心里有数。
The governor declared a state of emergency as the hurricane approached the coast.
Emergency：E-mer-gen-cy，听起来像“一命悬”，一命悬一线就是紧急情况。
Diplomatic relations between the two countries remain strained after the trade dispute.
Strained：S-train-（拉火车），把火车都拉不动了，关系太紧张了。
The suspect was pursued by police for three miles before being apprehended.
Pursued：Pur-sued，像“怕死（pur）的”被追（sued），拼命跑。
The school hired an accomplished pianist to lead the new music department.
A-com-plished：A 级高手，任务已完 (done)！
Parents often make huge financial sacrifices to send their children to college.
Sacrifice：萨克 (Sack) 袋子里装着给神 (God) 的礼物，必须舍弃！
As the hurricane approaches the coast, the winds intensifies rapidly.
In-tense-fy：里面 (in) 太紧张 (tense) 了，火力全开！
The building remained occupied by protesters for three weeks.
Oc-cu-pied：哦 (Oh) 有人坐 (cu) 在那儿了，被占用了！
The diplomat was kidnapped in the city center while driving to work.
Kid-napped：小孩 (Kid) 被拿 (nap) 走了，快报警！
The suspect was taken into police custody following the bank robbery.
Cus-tody：看 (cust) 守 (to) 弟弟 (dy)，在监护中！
The company's stock price dropped after a disappointing quarterly performance.
Per-formance：完美 (Per) 的演出 (formance)，表现好！
The sudden resignation of the president shocks the entire nation.
Shock：休克 (Shock) 了，太震惊了！
The new policy on social media regulation sparked intense debate among teenagers.
Sparks：火花四溅，大事发生！
The investigation revealed deep corruption within the local government.
Deep：水深千尺，问题严重！
The school was closed temporarily due to a water main break.
Temporarily：Tempo 节奏快，只是暂时的停顿！
The construction project halts for the winter due to freezing temperatures.
Halt：像警察喊 '停' 的手势！