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grant vt.授予,同意,准予 n.授予物
If you were granted one wish,what would you wish for? ;如果给你许一个愿, 你希望得到什么呢？
Old Armond would never grant his son permission to marry Margaret. ;老阿芒永远也不会准许 儿子跟玛格丽特 (茶花女)结婚.
 

imply vt.暗示, 含有...的意思
When a girl says to a boy that they have nothing in common ;当一个女孩子对一个 男孩说他们没有共同 之处时,
she is actually implying that she is not interested in him. ;实际上她是在暗示 对他不感兴趣.
 

exaggerate v.夸张,夸大
Commercial advertisements ;商业广告
tend to exaggerate virtues of the advertised products. ;有夸大产品好处 的倾向.
 

curiosity n.好奇,好奇心;奇物
People born in the year of the monkey are said to be full of curiosity. ;据说猴年出生的 人充满好奇心.
 

curious a.好奇的;奇特的
A curious child is a teacher's delight. ;老师喜欢有 求知欲的孩子.
Most people are always curious about the private lives of movie stars. ;大多数人总是对明星 的私生活怀有好奇心.
 

remedy n.补救办法;药品 vt.纠正;医治
There has been no effective remedy for AIDS so far. ;目前还没有治爱滋病 的有效药物.
status n.地位;情形
Working for the best institution provides you ;在最好的机构工作可以 为你带来
both with high social status and self-confidence. ;社会地位和自信心.
 

determination n.决心;确定
Determination, confidence and perseverance ;决心、信心、和恒心
are three main factors for success. ;是成功的三大要素.
 

accurate a.精确的,准确的
Journalists are not always accurate in what they write. ;新闻记者在他们写 的报道中不总是准 确无误的.
 

adequate a.充足的;适当的, 胜任的
A battered wife has adequate grounds for a divorce. ;受虐待的妻子有充足 的理由要求离婚.
My work is adequate, but I want to do better. ;我工作还算胜任, 但我想做得更好一点.
 

present a.出席的;现在的 n.目前;礼物 vt.赠(送);呈现;颁发; 提出;介绍
What do you think of the present situation? ;你如何看待目前的形势？
The Hong Kong movie star Chow Yun-fat ;香港影星周润发
spoke fluent English when he presented the Oscar award. ;为奥斯卡颁奖时说 着一口流利的英文.
 

excessive a.过度的,过多的
Don't eat like a pig.An excessive amount of food will make you fat. ;别吃那么多.吃得过 多会使你发胖的.
 

urgent a.紧迫的,紧要的
My car is in urgent need of repair. ;我的车急需修理.
 

excess n.过度,无节制;超越 a.过量的,额外的
An excess of fat in one's diet can lead to heart disease. ;食物中脂肪过多会 导致心脏病.
 

look vi.看;显得 n.看;表情; 外貌,模样
Nowadays,there are more and more university agraduates ;时下大学毕业生 越来越多,
and the prospects for employment does not look very optimistic. ;就业前景看起来 不怎么乐观.
Many beautiful girls are simple-minded ;许多漂亮的女孩 头脑简单,
while many bright girls do not have such great looks. ;而许多聪明的女孩 却相貌平平.
 

partial a.偏袒的;部分的
A good teacher should not be partial to any one of the students. ;好的老师不应偏袒 任何一个学生.
 

extensive a.广大的,广阔的
We are going to Inner Mongolia to enjoy the extensive view of grass lands ;我们要到内蒙古去享受 大草原的辽阔视野,
this summer vacation. ;在这个暑假.
 

beneficial a.有利的,有益的
A balanced diet and a moderate amount of sports are beneficial to one's health. ;均衡的饮食和适度的运 动有益于健康.
 

benefit n.益处;救济金,保险金 vt.有益于 vi.得益
Equality and mutual benefit ;平等互利
is one of China's five principles of peaceful co-existence in foreign policy. ;是中国外交和平共处五 项基本原则之一.
Afforestation is to everyone's benefit. (Afforestation benefits everyone.) ;植树造林对人人 都有好处.
 

preferable a.(~to)更可取的, 更好的
White clothes are preferable to black ones in hot weather ;在炎热天气下, 穿白衣服比黑衣服好
since white reflects light. ;因为白颜色反光,
 

liable a.(~to)倾向的;易于 ...的;(~ for)有法律 责任的,有义务的
We are all liable to make mistake when tired. ;疲劳时我们都容易出错.
Is a wife liable for her husband's debts? ;妻子对丈夫的债务 负法律责任吗？

extend vt.延长,延伸;扩大 vi.延续,延伸(在范 围或应用上)达到
The Great Wall extends as far as the Jiayu Pass. ;长城延伸到嘉峪关.

pile v.堆积 n.堆
I have piles of work to do. ;我有一大堆活要干.

refer vi.(~to)查阅,参考; 提到,涉及;指的是 vt.引...参考; 让...求助于.
You are not allowed to refer to any reference books during the exam. ;考试时不许查阅 任何参考书.
This matter is over, so please do not refer to it. ;事情已结束, 所以请别再提了.
In reading tests,the reader is often asked ;在阅读测试中, 读者经常被问及
what a certain pronoun refers to according to the context. ;某个代词在上下文 中指的是什么.

extension n.延长,延伸; n.扩大;电话分机
Every year,the Spring and Autumn Export Commodity Fairs in Guangzhou ;每年在文州举行的春秋 两季出口商品交易会
contribute a lot to the extension of foreign trade. ;大大促进了对外 贸易的扩展.
Extension 2636, please. ;请接2636号分机.

extent n.广度;宽度;程度; 长度;限度
The full extent of Sahara desert can be seen from the air. ;在空中,撒哈拉大沙漠 的全景尽收眼底.
spare a.多余的;空闲的;备用的 vt.节约;抽出(时间) n.备件,备用品
I have no spare cash to lend you. ;我没有多余的现款 可以借给你.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your time? ;我能耽搁你几分钟吗？

assemble vi. 集合,聚集 vt.召集;装配
In a school without an auditorium, ;在没有礼堂学校,
the school usually assembles in the playground for meetings. ;开大会时,全校师生 员工通常在操场集合.
Little boys tend to take apart their toys and then assemble them back again. ;小男孩往往喜欢拆装 玩具.

supreme a.极度的,最重要的 至高的,无上的
Michael Jordan used to reign as the supreme player in the NBA. ;迈克.乔丹曾在美国 职业篮球赛中占据至 高无上的地位.

accumulate vt. & vi.积累,积蓄
Don't you think we should learn ;你不觉得我们 应该多学点、
and earn more in order to accumulate knowledge and fortune? ;多赚点来积累 知识和财富吗？

join v.加入;连接
China joined the World Trade Organization on December 11,2001. ;中国于2001年12月11日 加入世界贸易组织.
Common career goals and common political ambitions ;共同的事业和政治抱负
joined Clinton and Hilary together. ;使克林顿和希拉里 结合到一起.

include vt.包括,包含
The social problems involving adolescents are getting more serious ;与青少年有关的 社会问题日益严重
in the Western countries. ;在西方国家.
They include teenage violence and teenage pregnancy. ;包括青少年暴力和 少女怀孕等.

contain vt.容纳,包含;抑制
Fruit that contains vitamin C can relieve a cold. ;含维生素C的水果店 可以减轻感冒症状.
It's hard to understand ;真难理解
why Engish football fans easily get too excited. ;英国球迷为何那么 容易过分激动,
and can not contain their enthusiasm. ;难以克制他们的热情.

involve vt.牵涉,涉及;包含; 使卷入,使参与
Don't involve me in your lawsuit! ;不要把我卷入 你的诉讼.
I hate to get involved in other people's quarrels. ;我讨厌参与别人 的争吵.

comprise vt.构成;包括,含有
The United Kingdom is actually ;英国实际上
is actually comprised of England,Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. ;由英格兰、威尔士、 苏格兰和北爱尔兰构成.
Our nation comprises 56 different nationalities. ;我国有56个民族.

face n.脸,表情,正面 v.面向,朝着;面对
Be sure not to be afraid of losing face ;就一定要不怕丢脸
if you want to improve your spoken English. ;如果要提高你的口语.
Making mistakes is part of learning English. ;犯错误是英语学习 过程的一部分.
Houses facing south usually sell best though they are more expensive. ;虽然价格贵一点, 但朝南的房子通 常是最好卖的.

course n.课程;过程;路线; 一道菜
The Open University in Britain is an educational system ;英国的开放大学是 一个教育体系
which makes use of television,radio, Internet and correspondence courses ;利用电视、广播, 互联网和函授课程的.
A western style dinner has at least three courses: ;一顿西式晚餐至少 有三道菜：
appetizer,main course,and dessert. ;头盘、主菜和甜点.

event n.事件,事情, 比赛项目
Every year, ;每年
the ten greatest events in the past year are voted in our university. ;我们大学都投票选 出前一年的十件大事.
There were not any track and field events for women in the Olympic Games ;奥林匹克运动会原来没 有女子田径比赛项目,
until 1928. ;直到1928年才有.