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WW1 At Home 7 - The Hartlepool Bombardment & the Glasgow Rent Protests

Tue, 13 May 14

The first attack on British soil for centuries, the Govan woman who battled for a fair rent for tenants¹ in Glasgow, and the egg collectors of Shropshire who helped alleviate² the food crisis.

1 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

2 alleviate   

v.减轻，缓和，缓解(痛苦等)

参考例句：

• The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。
• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。