1 hang v.　低垂

Fruit hangs on the apple trees. 苹果树上垂挂着苹果。

2 co-worker n.　同事

My co-worker and I hate to work on the weekends. 我和同事都讨厌在周末工作。

3 glum adj.　闷闷不乐的

He was glum when he flunked his exam. 他因为考试不及格而闷闷不乐。

4 wrong adj.　出错的

Angela got all the answers wrong. 安琪拉所有的答案都错了。

5 inform v.　告知

Please inform my lawyer of the results. 请告诉我的律师结果。

6 unable adj.　不能的

I’m unable to understand this article. 我不懂这篇文章的意思。

7 overseas adv.　在国外

He flew overseas for a business trip. 他到国外去出差。

8 care for　照顾

My daughter volunteers to care for orphans. 我女儿自愿照顾孤儿。

9 disability n.　残障

Helen overcame her disabilities with patience and effort. 海伦靠耐心和努力克服残障。

10 whole adj.　整个的

The members of the cabinet were strongly against the whole policy. 内阁所有成员都强烈反对新政策。

11 get together　聚集

People get together during the Chinese New Year. 家家户户会在中国农历新年时团圆。

12 reunion n.　团聚

I attended my high school reunion last night. 我昨晚参加了高中同学会。

13 badly adv.　非常

She wants a son badly. 她很想要个儿子。

14 afford v.　负担得起

He can’t afford a mansion. 他买不起豪宅。

15 sympathy n.　同情

Be careful when offering sympathy. 小心不要滥用同情心。

16 hall n.　门口

He is waiting in the hall. 他在大厅等候。

17 knock v.　敲

Knock on the door before you enter the office. 进办公室前要先敲门。

18 greet v.　问候

Maria greeted me in a strange language. 玛莉亚用我没听过的语言问候我。

19 hand v.　交给

Please hand over this document to Mr. Smith. 请把这份文件交给史密斯先生。

20 envelope n.　信封

Everyone is happy when receiving red envelopes during the Chinese Near Year.每个人都很高兴能在农历新年收到红包。

21 size n.　大小

Do you have a smaller size one? 你有小一号的吗？

22 cheque n.　支票

We don’t accept personal cheques. 我们不收个人支票。

23 bonus n.　红利

The board of directors will decide on the bonus tomorrow. 董事会将在明天决定红利。

24 sooner adv.　较早地

Theapplication takes two weeks to process; hopefully sooner. 申请要花两个星期处理，希望能更早完成。

25 later adv.　较晚地

The bus arrived later than usual yesterday. 昨天的公交车比平常晚到。

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