A: The weather is so cold it is almost polar .

B: Oh, it is not that bad!

polar a. 1. 地极的,近地极的

2. 磁极的

3. 正好相反的,截然对立的

A: Is your shirt make from cotton?

B: No, the fabric is man-made, it is polyester

polyester n. 聚脂(纤维),涤纶

A: Wake up and pay attention!

B: Oh, I was not sleeping, I was just pondering on your comments.

ponder v. 思索,考虑,沉思

A: I got a pony for my birthday.

B: Lucky you! Can I also learn how to ride it?

pony n. 矮种马,小马

A: Do we have any popcorn ?

B: No, you’ll just have to watch the movie without it.

popcorn n. 爆玉米花,炒苞米

A: The Pope came to visit my country last year.

B: He must have drawn a large crowd.

pope n. [the P_](天主教)教皇,罗马主教

A: Is that vase made from porcelain ?

B: No, it is glass.

porcelain n. 瓷,瓷器

A: Where did you put my umbrella?

B: In the porch to dry.

porch n. 门廊

A: I had a cold shower to unblock my pores .

B: Yes, I have heard that cold water is good for the skin.

pore n. 毛孔,细孔

vi. (over) 仔细阅读,审视

A: What do you think this painting is trying to portray ?

B: I’m not sure, let me have another look.

portray vt. 1. 描写,描绘

2. 扮演,饰演

A: Did you read the postscript on the letter?

B: No, I must not have read that far.

postscript n. 1.(信末签名后的)附言,又及

2.(正文后的)补充说明

A: You have excellent posture .

B: Thanks, I used to be a dancer.

posture n. 1. 姿势,姿态

2. 看法,态度

vi. 摆出(不自然的)姿势,装模作样

A: You recovered from your illness quickly.

B: Yes, I took some potent medicine.

potent a. 1.(药等)效力大的,威力大的

2. 强有力的,有说服力的

A: I made this cup and bowl!

B: Oh, did you take a pottery class?

pottery n. 1. 陶器,陶瓷器皿

2. 陶器制造(术)

3. 陶器厂

A: How many chickens do you have on your poultry farm.

B: Too many to count!

poultry n. 家禽,禽肉