n. 共和国, 共和政体, 团体, 界

◆记忆方法一：
联想方式：re-（表示“重新”）；public-（出版）
记忆方法： 重新出版有关共和国建立的书籍。

punish/punishment/publish/public/pub/republic/polish
记忆：
1. punish [ 5pQniF ] pun-ish vt. 惩罚, 处罚 Whoever break the law should be punished. 违反法律者都要受到惩罚。
2. punishment [ 5pQniFmEnt ] n. 惩罚, 处罚 Bush deserves the punishment.布什他罪有应得。
3. publish [ 5pQbliF ] publi-sh n. 出版 vt.公 布, 发表 He was surprised to find that his love stories were published.他意外地发现他的爱情故事发表了。
4. public [ 5pQblik] n.公众, 公共场所adj.公众的, 公共的, 公立的, 公用的 As public people, the pop stars should behave themselves well.作为公众人物，明星们应举止得体。
5. pub [ pQb ] n. 酒馆, 客栈（公众常去的地方）The drunkard used to go to the village pub. 那醉鬼曾经常到村上酒馆那儿去。
6. republic [ ri5pQblik ] n. 共和国, 共和政体 adj. 共和的 China is a republic.中国是个共和国。
7. polish [ 5pCliF ] pol-ish vt.擦亮,磨光, 推敲 vi.发亮, 变光滑 It’s not the job of polishing shoes ignoble but the idea that it’s ignoble is ignoble.不光彩的不是擦鞋的工作，而是擦鞋不光彩的想法。
另类阅读：
It’s nice and fine today. But he doesn’t feel well as he has been punished for not publishing the book well. He was fined 500 dollars.
A new law has been published that no one under 18 can drink in public places such as a pub, otherwise, he will be punished severely and the parent will be informed of the punishment