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admit vt.承认,供认; 准许...进入(加入)
"A child is a good one as long as he admits and corrects his mistakes." ;“勇于承认并改正错误的 就是好孩子”
This ticket admits one person only. ;此票只准一人入场.

assistance n.帮助,援助
Can I be of any assistance to you? ;我能帮你什么忙吗？
To paddle one's own canoe ;独立自主
doesn't necessarily mean denying any external assistance. ;并不一定意味着要拒绝一 切外来援助.

behavior n.行为,举止,表现; (机器等的)运转情况, (事物)作出反应
Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ;人类的行为通常是后天学 习的产物,
whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. ;而动物的行为则主要取决 于本能.

competitive a.竞争的,比赛的;好竞 争的,求胜心切的;(价 格等)有竞争力的
Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more. ;我方的报价是有竞争力 的,我方不能在降价了.

comprehension n.理解(力),理解力 测验
A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension. ;在做阅读理解的时候丰富 的单词量很有用.
Doing some background reading in encyclopedias ;阅读百科全书中一些背景 资料
is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English. ;是提高英语阅读理解 能力的一个方法.

conservation n.保存,(对大自然资源 的)保护,避免浪费
There is a need for conservation of trees or there will soon be no forests. ;有必要保护树木,否则不 久将会没有森林了.
Conservation of water is of great important in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin. ;像北京和天津这样的城市 实行控制用水非常重要.

courage n.勇气,胆量
Only those who understand that life means contribution ;只有懂得生活意味着奉献 的人
will be able to meet their difficulties with courage. ;才有勇气面对困难.
Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping? ;你有胆量玩蹦极跳吗？

current n.(空气,水等)流,潮流; 电流;趋势,倾向
current a.现时的,当前的; 流行的,流传的
A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies. ;科学家应能始终跟上他研 究领域的新发展.
Newspapers influence the current of thought. ;报纸影响思想潮流.

descend vi.下来,下降 (~from)起源(于), 是...的后裔(~on)袭击
The sun descended behind the hills. ;太阳下了山.

descend vt.走下,爬下
Buddhism descended from ancient India. ;佛教起源于古印度.

digest vt.消化;吸收,领悟 n.文摘
Spoon-feeding the students doesn't help them digest what they have been taught. ;用填鸭式的教育方式教学 生无助于学生消化.
The Reader's Digest is a popular magazine in the United States. ;《读者文摘》是美国的一 本颇流行的杂志.

drive vt.驾驶,开动,有车送 把(钉,桩等)打入; 驱,赶;迫使,驱使
Drive carefully,the roads are wet and slippery. ;路上又湿又滑,开车要 当心.
drive vi.驾驶,驾车 n.驾驶;车行道,路; 干劲,积极性
A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything. ;嫉妒心可使人什么都做得 出来.

entertainment n.娱乐;文娱节目,表 演会;招待,款待,请客
Some people say that Steven Chow's movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment, ;有人说周星驰的电影不能 简单地看成是供娱乐消遣 的,
but that they tell the audience much more. ;而实际上它给观众展 示更深刻的内容.
"Thank you very much for your entertainment!" "And thank you for coming!" ;“谢谢你的款待！” “谢谢光临！”

examination n.考试,考察;试题; 检查,调查
I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我没能看成世界杯(足 球)总决赛,因为和我的 考试日期冲突了.
You must make a critical examination of your bad behavior. ;你必须认真检讨你的不良 行为.

flexible a.易弯曲的,柔韧的; 灵活的,可变通的
As we don't know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday. ;因为不知道天气状况如 何,我们为假期做了灵活 的计划.
In the past,making structures quake- resistant meant firm yet flexible materials ;在过去,建造防震建筑物 意味着用坚固而有弹性的 材料,
such as steel and wood,that bend without breaking. ;如钢材和木材,它 们在弯曲时不会折断.

inspire vt.鼓舞,激起; 给……以灵感
The remarkable life on the Galopagos Islands ;加罗帕格斯岛上不同的生 命现象
inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. ;激发了查尔斯.达尔文的 灵感,使他创立了物种 起源的理论.

prescribe vt.开(药方), 吩咐采用(某种疗法)
A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression. ;度假是开给抑郁症病人的 最好药方.
Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients. ;医生通常对癌症病人采用 放射治疗.

presumably ad.大概,可能,据推测
The personnel manager should have arrived. ;人事经理早该到了,
Presumably the bad weather delayed the flight. ;大概恶劣的天气使飞机 误点了.
Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times. ;拿破仑也许是现代最伟大 的军事家.
primitive a.原始的,早期的; 简单的,粗糙的 n.原(始)人,原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;爱斯基摩人居住在北美地 区的北冰洋海岸
and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;与格陵兰岛地区以及西伯 利亚的东北地区,他们被 看作是一个原始的部族.
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money. ;小贝壳曾经被当作简单的 纸币使用.


prompt vt.促使,推动;提示 a.敏捷的,及时的,迅速的 n.题词,提示
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;可怜的男孩承认他偷面包 是因为他太饿了.
Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers' bounden duty. ;立即服从命令是军人的 天职.

receive vt.收到,接到;受到, 遭受;接待,接见,欢迎
Teenage writer Han Han's novels received great acclaim. ;少年作家韩寒的小说备受 好评.
Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils ;如今很多小学有课程让小 学生
to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. ;学到电脑使用的基本 知识.

reputation n.名气,名声,声誉
Some people take good reputation more important than life. ;有的人把好名声看得比生 命还重要.

resort vi.(~to)求助,诉诸
My grandpa may be a man of reputation,but he is definitely a man of honor. ;我的祖父也许是个默默无 闻的人,但他绝对是个正 直的人.

resort n.求助(或凭借)的对象 采用的手段(或方法); 常去之地,胜地
Merely resorting to force couldn't resolve the conflicts in the Middle East. ;单靠诉诸武力解决不了中 东的争端.
Chengde is a famous summer resort. ;承德是著名的避暑胜地,
The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there. ;清朝的皇帝就特别喜欢去 那儿.

revenue n.(尤指大宗的)收入, 收益;(政府的)税收, 岁入
State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美国的州立大学大部分 收入靠税款.
In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers ;仅财政税一项,英国政府 从烟民那里收到的钱
to pay for its entire educational facilities. ;就足以支付全部教育设施 开支.

routine n.例行公事,惯例, 惯常的程序; 例行的,常规的
Each of us is continually making these blueprints ;我们每个人都在日常生活
in the general routine of everyday living. ;的平凡的历程中不断制作 这样的蓝图.
Mother found it difficult to eatablish a new routine after retirement. ;母亲退休后觉得很难建立 起来新的生活秩序.

ruin vt.(使)毁灭,(使)毁坏; (使)破产毁灭,使毁坏
In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government's plans. ;在英国,政府与议会的冲 突可能使政府的计划破产

ruin p废墟,遗迹
The famous Brazil soccer star ruined his future when he became a drug addict. ;那位著名的巴西球星变成 了瘾君子,毁掉了自己的 前程.

solemn a.严肃的,庄严的, 隆重的
The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tian'anmen Square ;每天在天安门广场升国旗
is a solemn ceremony. ;是个庄严的仪式.

sorrow n.悲哀,悲痛;伤心的事, 不幸的事
You can't conceal your sorrow,because your eyes tell us everything. ;你隐藏不了悲伤,因为你 的眼睛已告诉了我一切.
When Chairman Mao died,the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow. ;当毛主席逝世时,全国人 民陷入了深深的悲痛之中

steer vt. 驾驶,为 操舵;引导 vi.驾驶
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;闭关自守的政策不能引导 国家走向繁荣.
How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的车开起来怎么样？ 转弯灵活吗？

supplement n.增补物,补充物; 增刊,副刊 vt.增补,补充
Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books. ;有些老师著书以增加日常 收入.
The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily. ;《21世纪英文报》是 《中国日报》的副刊.

thoughtful a.沉思的,思考的; 体贴的,关心的
Why do you always have thoughtful looks? ;你为什么总是带着沉思的 表情？
You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife. ;有个这么体贴的妻子,你 真幸运.
It's very thoughtful of you. ;你真够细心体贴的.

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