Admit vt.承認,供認;準(zhǔn)許...進入

　　A child is a good one as long as he admits and corrects his mistakes. 勇于承認并改正錯誤的就是好孩子

　　This ticket admits one person only.此票只準(zhǔn)一人入場.

　　Assistance n.幫助,援助

　　Can I be of any assistance to you?我能幫你什么忙嗎?

　　To paddle ones own canoe doesnt necessarily mean denying any external assistance.獨立自主并不一定意味著要拒絕一 切外來援助.

　　Behavior n.行為,舉止,表現(xiàn);運轉(zhuǎn)情況,作出反應(yīng)

　　Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct.人類的行為通常是后天學(xué)習(xí)的產(chǎn)物,而動物的行為則主要取決 于本能.

　　competitive a.競爭的,比賽的;好競爭的,求勝心切的;有競爭力的

　　Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more.我方的報價是有競爭力的,我方不能在降價了.

　　comprehension n.理解,理解力測驗

　　A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension.在做閱讀理解的時候豐富的單詞量很有用.

　　Doing some background reading in encyclopedias is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English.閱讀百科全書中一些背景資料是提高英語閱讀理解能力的一個方法.

　　conservation n.保存,保護,避免浪費

　　There is a need for conservation of trees or there will soon be no forests.有必要保護樹木,否則不久將會沒有森林了.

　　Conservation of water is of great important in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin.像北京和天津這樣的城市實行控制用水非常重要.

　　Courage n.勇氣,膽量

　　Only those who understand that life means contribution will be able to meet their difficulties with courage.只有懂得生活意味著奉獻的人才有勇氣面對困難.

　　Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping?你有膽量玩蹦極跳嗎?

　　Current a.現(xiàn)時的,當(dāng)前的;流行的,流傳的

　　Current n.流,潮流;電流;趨勢,傾向

　　A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies.科學(xué)家應(yīng)能始終跟上他研究領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展.

　　Newspapers influence the current of thought.報紙影響思想潮流.

　　Descend vi.下來,下降 起源,是...的后裔襲擊

　　Descend vt.走下,爬下

　　The sun descended behind the hills.太陽下了山.

　　Buddhism descended from ancient India.佛教起源于古印度.

　　digest vt.消化;吸收,領(lǐng)悟 n.文摘

　　Spoon-feeding the students doesnt help them digest what they have been taught.用填鴨式的教育方式教學(xué)生無助于學(xué)生消化.

　　The Readers Digest is a popular magazine in the United States.《讀者文摘》是美國的一本頗流行的雜志.

　　Drive vt.駕駛,開動,有車送把打入;驅(qū),趕;迫使,驅(qū)使

　　Drive vi.駕駛,駕車 n.駕駛;車行道,路;干勁,積極性

　　Drive carefully,the roads are wet and slippery.路上又濕又滑,開車要當(dāng)心.

　　A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything.嫉妒心可使人什么都做得出來.

　　entertainment n.娛樂;文娛節(jié)目,表演會;招待,款待,請客

　　Some people say that Steven Chows movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment, but that they tell the audience much more.有人說周星馳的電影不能簡單地看成是供娛樂消遣的,而實際上它給觀眾展示更深刻的內(nèi)容.

　　Thank you very much for your entertainment! And thank you for coming! 謝謝你的款待! 謝謝光臨!

　　examination n.考試,考察;試題;檢查,調(diào)查

　　I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination.我沒能看成世界杯總決賽,因為和我的考試日期沖突了.

　　You must make a critical examination of your bad behavior.你必須認真檢討你的不良行為.

　　Flexible a.易彎曲的,柔韌的;靈活的,可變通的

　　As we dont know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday.因為不知道天氣狀況如何,我們?yōu)榧倨谧隽遂`活的計劃.

　　In the past,making structures quake- resistant meant firm yet flexible materials,such as steel and wood,that bend without breaking. 在過去,建造防震建筑物意味著用堅固而有彈性的材料,如鋼材和木材,它們在彎曲時不會折斷.

　　Inspire vt.鼓舞,激起;給以靈感

　　The remarkable life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.加羅帕格斯島上不同的生命現(xiàn)象激發(fā)了查爾斯.達爾文的靈感,使他創(chuàng)立了物種起源的理論.

　　Prescribe vt.開,吩咐采用

　　A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression.度假是開給抑郁癥病人的 最好藥方.

　　Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients.醫(yī)生通常對癌癥病人采用放射治療.

　　presumably ad.大概,可能,據(jù)推測

　　The personnel manager should have arrived.人事經(jīng)理早該到了,

　　Presumably the bad weather delayed the flight.大概惡劣的天氣使飛機誤點了.

　　Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times.拿破侖也許是現(xiàn)代最偉大的軍事家.

　　Primitive a.原始的,早期的;簡單的,粗糙的 n.原人,原始事物

　　The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. 愛斯基摩人居住在北美地區(qū)的北冰洋海岸與格陵蘭島地區(qū)以及西伯利亞的東北地區(qū),他們被看作是一個原始的部族.

　　Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.小貝殼曾經(jīng)被當(dāng)作簡單的紙幣使用.

　　Prompt vt.促使,推動;提示 a.敏捷的,及時的,迅速的 n.題詞,提示

　　The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread.可憐的男孩承認他偷面包是因為他太餓了.

　　Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers bounden duty.立即服從命令是軍人的天職.

　　Receive vt.收到,接到;受到,遭受;接待,接見,歡迎

　　Teenage writer Han Hans novels received great acclaim.少年作家韓寒的小說備受 好評.

　　Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. 如今很多小學(xué)有課程讓小 學(xué)生學(xué)到電腦使用的基本 知識.

　　reputation n.名氣,名聲,聲譽

　　Some people take good reputation more important than life.有的人把好名聲看得比生命還重要.

　　My grandpa may be a man of reputation,but he is definitely a man of honor.我的祖父也許是個默默無聞的人,但他絕對是個正直的人.

　　Resort vi.求助,訴諸

　　Resort n.求助的對象采用的手段;常去之地,勝地

　　Merely resorting to force couldnt resolve the conflicts in the Middle East.單靠訴諸武力解決不了中東的爭端.

　　Chengde is a famous summer resort.承德是著名的避暑勝地,

　　The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there.清朝的皇帝就特別喜歡去那兒.

　　Revenue n.收入,收益;稅收,歲入

　　State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes.在美國的州立大學(xué)大部分收入靠稅款.

　　In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities.僅財政稅一項,英國政府從煙民那里收到的錢就足以支付全部教育設(shè)施開支.

　　Routine n.例行公事,慣例,慣常的程序;例行的,常規(guī)的

　　Each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living.我們每個人都在日常生活的平凡的歷程中不斷制作這樣的藍圖.

　　Mother found it difficult to eatablish a new routine after retirement.母親退休后覺得很難建立起來新的生活秩序.

　　Ruin vt.毀滅,毀壞;破產(chǎn)毀滅,使毀壞

　　Ruin 廢墟,遺跡

　　In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the governments plans.在英國,政府與議會的沖突可能使政府的計劃破產(chǎn)

　　The famous Brazil soccer star ruined his future when he became a drug addict.那位著名的巴西球星變成了癮君子,毀掉了自己的前程.

　　Solemn a.嚴肅的,莊嚴的,隆重的

　　The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tiananmen Square is a solemn ceremony.每天在天安門廣場升國旗是個莊嚴的儀式.

　　Sorrow n.悲哀,悲痛;傷心的事,不幸的事

　　You cant conceal your sorrow,because your eyes tell us everything.你隱藏不了悲傷,因為你的眼睛已告訴了我一切.

　　When Chairman Mao died,the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow.當(dāng)毛主席逝世時,全國人民陷入了深深的悲痛之中

　　Steer vt. 駕駛,為 操舵;引導(dǎo) vi.駕駛

　　The close-door policy couldnt steer a country to prosperity.閉關(guān)自守的政策不能引導(dǎo)國家走向繁榮.

　　How does your car steer?Does it corner well?你的車開起來怎么樣? 轉(zhuǎn)彎靈活嗎?

　　supplement n.增補物,補充物;增刊,副刊 vt.增補,補充

　　Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books.有些老師著書以增加日常收入.

　　The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily.《21世紀英文報》是《中國日報》的副刊.

　　Thoughtful a.沉思的,思考的;體貼的,關(guān)心的

　　Why do you always have thoughtful looks?你為什么總是帶著沉思的表情?

　　You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife.有個這么體貼的妻子,你真幸運.

　　Its very thoughtful of you.你真夠細心體貼的.

　　Admit vt.承認,供認;準(zhǔn)許...進入

　　A child is a good one as long as he admits and corrects his mistakes. 勇于承認并改正錯誤的就是好孩子

　　This ticket admits one person only.此票只準(zhǔn)一人入場.

　　Assistance n.幫助,援助

　　Can I be of any assistance to you?我能幫你什么忙嗎?

　　To paddle ones own canoe doesnt necessarily mean denying any external assistance.獨立自主并不一定意味著要拒絕一 切外來援助.

　　Behavior n.行為,舉止,表現(xiàn);運轉(zhuǎn)情況,作出反應(yīng)

　　Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct.人類的行為通常是后天學(xué)習(xí)的產(chǎn)物,而動物的行為則主要取決 于本能.

　　competitive a.競爭的,比賽的;好競爭的,求勝心切的;有競爭力的

　　Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more.我方的報價是有競爭力的,我方不能在降價了.

　　comprehension n.理解,理解力測驗

　　A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension.在做閱讀理解的時候豐富的單詞量很有用.

　　Doing some background reading in encyclopedias is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English.閱讀百科全書中一些背景資料是提高英語閱讀理解能力的一個方法.

　　conservation n.保存,保護,避免浪費

　　There is a need for conservation of trees or there will soon be no forests.有必要保護樹木,否則不久將會沒有森林了.

　　Conservation of water is of great important in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin.像北京和天津這樣的城市實行控制用水非常重要.

　　Courage n.勇氣,膽量

　　Only those who understand that life means contribution will be able to meet their difficulties with courage.只有懂得生活意味著奉獻的人才有勇氣面對困難.

　　Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping?你有膽量玩蹦極跳嗎?

　　Current a.現(xiàn)時的,當(dāng)前的;流行的,流傳的

　　Current n.流,潮流;電流;趨勢,傾向

　　A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies.科學(xué)家應(yīng)能始終跟上他研究領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展.

　　Newspapers influence the current of thought.報紙影響思想潮流.

　　Descend vi.下來,下降 起源,是...的后裔襲擊

　　Descend vt.走下,爬下

　　The sun descended behind the hills.太陽下了山.

　　Buddhism descended from ancient India.佛教起源于古印度.

　　digest vt.消化;吸收,領(lǐng)悟 n.文摘

　　Spoon-feeding the students doesnt help them digest what they have been taught.用填鴨式的教育方式教學(xué)生無助于學(xué)生消化.

　　The Readers Digest is a popular magazine in the United States.《讀者文摘》是美國的一本頗流行的雜志.

　　Drive vt.駕駛,開動,有車送把打入;驅(qū),趕;迫使,驅(qū)使

　　Drive vi.駕駛,駕車 n.駕駛;車行道,路;干勁,積極性

　　Drive carefully,the roads are wet and slippery.路上又濕又滑,開車要當(dāng)心.

　　A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything.嫉妒心可使人什么都做得出來.

　　entertainment n.娛樂;文娛節(jié)目,表演會;招待,款待,請客

　　Some people say that Steven Chows movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment, but that they tell the audience much more.有人說周星馳的電影不能簡單地看成是供娛樂消遣的,而實際上它給觀眾展示更深刻的內(nèi)容.

　　Thank you very much for your entertainment! And thank you for coming! 謝謝你的款待! 謝謝光臨!

　　examination n.考試,考察;試題;檢查,調(diào)查

　　I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination.我沒能看成世界杯總決賽,因為和我的考試日期沖突了.

　　You must make a critical examination of your bad behavior.你必須認真檢討你的不良行為.

　　Flexible a.易彎曲的,柔韌的;靈活的,可變通的

　　As we dont know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday.因為不知道天氣狀況如何,我們?yōu)榧倨谧隽遂`活的計劃.

　　In the past,making structures quake- resistant meant firm yet flexible materials,such as steel and wood,that bend without breaking. 在過去,建造防震建筑物意味著用堅固而有彈性的材料,如鋼材和木材,它們在彎曲時不會折斷.

　　Inspire vt.鼓舞,激起;給以靈感

　　The remarkable life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.加羅帕格斯島上不同的生命現(xiàn)象激發(fā)了查爾斯.達爾文的靈感,使他創(chuàng)立了物種起源的理論.

　　Prescribe vt.開,吩咐采用

　　A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression.度假是開給抑郁癥病人的 最好藥方.

　　Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients.醫(yī)生通常對癌癥病人采用放射治療.

　　presumably ad.大概,可能,據(jù)推測

　　The personnel manager should have arrived.人事經(jīng)理早該到了,

　　Presumably the bad weather delayed the flight.大概惡劣的天氣使飛機誤點了.

　　Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times.拿破侖也許是現(xiàn)代最偉大的軍事家.

　　Primitive a.原始的,早期的;簡單的,粗糙的 n.原人,原始事物

　　The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. 愛斯基摩人居住在北美地區(qū)的北冰洋海岸與格陵蘭島地區(qū)以及西伯利亞的東北地區(qū),他們被看作是一個原始的部族.

　　Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.小貝殼曾經(jīng)被當(dāng)作簡單的紙幣使用.

　　Prompt vt.促使,推動;提示 a.敏捷的,及時的,迅速的 n.題詞,提示

　　The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread.可憐的男孩承認他偷面包是因為他太餓了.

　　Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers bounden duty.立即服從命令是軍人的天職.

　　Receive vt.收到,接到;受到,遭受;接待,接見,歡迎

　　Teenage writer Han Hans novels received great acclaim.少年作家韓寒的小說備受 好評.

　　Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. 如今很多小學(xué)有課程讓小 學(xué)生學(xué)到電腦使用的基本 知識.

　　reputation n.名氣,名聲,聲譽

　　Some people take good reputation more important than life.有的人把好名聲看得比生命還重要.

　　My grandpa may be a man of reputation,but he is definitely a man of honor.我的祖父也許是個默默無聞的人,但他絕對是個正直的人.

　　Resort vi.求助,訴諸

　　Resort n.求助的對象采用的手段;常去之地,勝地

　　Merely resorting to force couldnt resolve the conflicts in the Middle East.單靠訴諸武力解決不了中東的爭端.

　　Chengde is a famous summer resort.承德是著名的避暑勝地,

　　The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there.清朝的皇帝就特別喜歡去那兒.

　　Revenue n.收入,收益;稅收,歲入

　　State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes.在美國的州立大學(xué)大部分收入靠稅款.

　　In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities.僅財政稅一項,英國政府從煙民那里收到的錢就足以支付全部教育設(shè)施開支.

　　Routine n.例行公事,慣例,慣常的程序;例行的,常規(guī)的

　　Each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living.我們每個人都在日常生活的平凡的歷程中不斷制作這樣的藍圖.

　　Mother found it difficult to eatablish a new routine after retirement.母親退休后覺得很難建立起來新的生活秩序.

　　Ruin vt.毀滅,毀壞;破產(chǎn)毀滅,使毀壞

　　Ruin 廢墟,遺跡

　　In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the governments plans.在英國,政府與議會的沖突可能使政府的計劃破產(chǎn)

　　The famous Brazil soccer star ruined his future when he became a drug addict.那位著名的巴西球星變成了癮君子,毀掉了自己的前程.

　　Solemn a.嚴肅的,莊嚴的,隆重的

　　The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tiananmen Square is a solemn ceremony.每天在天安門廣場升國旗是個莊嚴的儀式.

　　Sorrow n.悲哀,悲痛;傷心的事,不幸的事

　　You cant conceal your sorrow,because your eyes tell us everything.你隱藏不了悲傷,因為你的眼睛已告訴了我一切.

　　When Chairman Mao died,the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow.當(dāng)毛主席逝世時,全國人民陷入了深深的悲痛之中

　　Steer vt. 駕駛,為 操舵;引導(dǎo) vi.駕駛

　　The close-door policy couldnt steer a country to prosperity.閉關(guān)自守的政策不能引導(dǎo)國家走向繁榮.

　　How does your car steer?Does it corner well?你的車開起來怎么樣? 轉(zhuǎn)彎靈活嗎?

　　supplement n.增補物,補充物;增刊,副刊 vt.增補,補充

　　Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books.有些老師著書以增加日常收入.

　　The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily.《21世紀英文報》是《中國日報》的副刊.

　　Thoughtful a.沉思的,思考的;體貼的,關(guān)心的

　　Why do you always have thoughtful looks?你為什么總是帶著沉思的表情?

　　You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife.有個這么體貼的妻子,你真幸運.

　　Its very thoughtful of you.你真夠細心體貼的.