星火四级高频词汇

星火英语四级高频词汇

01

tend

inv olv e

inc lud e

in for ma ti on

Fo r fu rth er i nfo rmati on pl ea se wri te to me.

offer

l ev el

req uir e

The work i sn't up t o th e stan dard I requi r e.

issu e

What's a t i ssue he re i s t he wh ol e fut ure of the i ndu stry.

cond i tio n

The b asi c cau se s a re un kno wn,

al thoug h ce rtai n co ndi ti on s tha t may l ead t o can ce r ha ve been i den ti fi ed. ea rn

rate

The di vo rce rate i s goi ng up year by year

as a resul t o f the i nv ol vemen t o f the othe r me n or wome n.

con tro l

The fi re wa s soo n un der cont rol.

p rocess

Th rou gho ut t he pro ce ss of reform and openi ng,

we mu st comba t co rrup ti on. avoid

In i nte rna ti onal mat che s,

pre sti ge i s so i m po rta nt t hat the o nl y thi ng tha t mat te rs i s to avoi d bei ng beaten.

foc u s

Pl ease fo cu s y ou r mi nd o n the fol l owi n g probl em.

affec t

Con stan t exp o su re to i nte nse l i ght affe ct s the eye s a dve rsel y. cr ed it

Don't pl a ce credi t i n i dl e rumo urs.

envi ro nmen t

fai l

Some stu den ts fai l ed t o g et a

ba chel or's deg ree be cau se t hey fai l ed

the CE T B and-4.

fea tu r e

imp ac t

H er spee ch mad e a tremen dou s

i mpact on e veryon e.

lac k

Thei r a cti on s l a ck co nsi s te n cy; they

say o ne t hi ng and d o ano the r.

major

Shake spea re i s one o f the maj or

wri te rs.

no th in g

I can't bel i eve we di d al l tha t work for

nothi n g.

rang e

refer

The di s pu te wa s re fe rre d to t he U ni ted

Nati on s.

rep l ac e

W e h ave re pl aced sl ave l abo ur wi t h／

by ma chi ne s.

seek

Most o f the co unt ry's Inte rne t users go

onl i ne t o chat or see k ente rtai nmen t

rat her th an l oo k fo r j ob s o r cond u ct

bu si ness.

sp eed

H i s spe ed and st ren gth hel pe d hi m

wi n t he ra ce.

02

su gg est

Jane's pal e fa ce sugge sted t hat she wa s

i ll,

and he r pa ren ts su gge sted t hat she

sh oul d ha ve a me di cal ex ami nati on.

ab ili ty

Edu cati on i s the abi l i ty to l i ste n to

al most any thi ng

wi th ou t l o si ng you r te mpe r or

sel f-co nfi den ce.

commu nic atio n

con tai n

exp en se

Most chi l dren i n B ri tai n a re edu ca ted

at publ i c e xpen se.

ign or e

Y ou'v e been i gn ori ng me.

inju r e

A fter bei n g wou nded i n t he fi gh ti ng,

he wa s i n an a cci den t wh en hi s car

wa s d amag ed bu t he hi m sel f not

i nj ured.

li mi t

Y ou real l y a re t he ab sol ut e l i mi t!

na tur e

Thi s bea uti ful ga rden o we s mo re to

art than to na tu re.

p artic ul ar

Mi chael Ja ck so n i s pa rti c ul ar ab out

hi s cl o the s.

p artic ul arl y

Cott on g ro ws wel l i n t hat co un try,

parti cul a rl y i n t he ea st.

p ic k

She pi c ked at h er pl ate, wi th out

appeti te.

sp eci fic

Some o f t he rep ort s al wa y s sp eak on

the ge neral p ri n ci pl e

whi l e ne gl ecti ng a b ri efi ng on sp e ci fi c

fa ct s.

stic k

If we sti c k a t i t, we shoul d fi ni sh the

j ob t oday.

stor e

A grea t pa rt o f t he chai n sto re's

bu si ness co me s fro m chi l dren.

amo un t

Thei r t ravel i ng expe n se s a mou nt to

seve n hu nd red d ol l ars.

ap p eal

H er se n se of hu mou r appe al ed t o hi m enormo usl y.

asso cia te

W e a sso ci a te E gyp t wi th t he Ni l e. asso cia ti on

A ccordi ng to the A meri c an A utomobi l e A sso ci ati o n,

si n ce 1964 al l ca rs sol d i n t he U ni ted Sate s have been equi pp ed wi t h seat bel ts.

assume

Farme rs wi l l have a b um per ha rve st, assu mi ng tha t the weath er i s favo urabl e.

b en efi t

Equal i ty an d mut ual be nefi t i s o ne of Chi na's fi ve p ri n ci pl es of p ea ce ful co-e xi ste n ce

i n fo rei gn p ol i cy.

cul ti va te

Conti nue to carry fo rwa rd and cul ti va te th e nati onal spi ri t.

d istan c e

I coul d hea r v oi ce s i n th e di st an ce. ed i t

The y mu st hav e edi ted bi ts of the i ntervi e w o ut.

ex cha ng e

The re i s a n i n crea se i n the te chni c al co ope rati o n and cul t ural ex chang es bet wee n Chi na and o the r co unt ri e s. fac tor

H er fri endl y ma nne r i s an i mpo rt ant fa ct or i n he r rapi d su cce ss.

ind ica te

In t hi s map, t he to wn s are i ndi c at ed by a red d ot.

med ia

CCTV ha s goo d me di a cove rage of the Ira q W ar.

mov emen t

Y our con tri bu ti on s o n the fi el d o f pl ay have served t o st reng the n

the Ol ym pi c M ovem ent and gl obal

sp ort.

refu se

It wa s no ea sy ma tte r fi ndi ng

l odgi ngs.

In mo st ca se s we were re fu sed on

so me p rete xt o r ot her,

whi l e we ou rsel ve s tu rned do wn a

fe w pl a ce s a s un sui ta bl e.

su ffer

I'm so h appy, so ab so rbe d i n the

sen sa ti on o f a t ranq ui l exi sten ce, t hat

my art i s su fferi n g.

tr ea t

It's t reat ed l i ke i t's some evi l thi ng t hat

i ndustry i s doi ng, bu t i f i nd ust ry wa sn't

doi ng tha t,

we wo ul d no t have any ne w

trea tme nt s.

vari ou s

No wada y s, m oon ca ke s wi t h thei r

vari ou s fl avors a nd del i ca te pa ckagi ng

actual l y ha ve be co me a ki nd of

art work.

03

ap p ly

W e shoul d ap pl y to the p ubl i she rs for

permi ssi on to rep ri nt a n ext ra ct.

attac k

avai lab l e

The re were no ti c ke t s avai l abl e for

Fri day's pe rfo rma n ce.

aw ard

The N obel P ri ze i s a wa rde d to

co mme mo rat e Nob el, t he g reat

ch emi st.

b a

c kgr ou nd

I woul d al so l i ke t o l ea rn mo re ab out

the cul tu re be hi nd th e l an guag e.

When y ou unde rsta nd the cul tu ral

ba ckg ro und, yo u can be tte r u se the

l anguage.

commi t

Chi na wi l l, a s al w ay s, com mi t i t sel f to

reform, openi n g-up and

mode rni zati on d ri ve. 中国将一如既

往地致力于改革开放和现代化建

设事业

commu nic ate

The Mi ni ste r of Fo rei gn A ffai rs ha s

al ready co mmu ni ca ted o n thi s ev ent

wi th

the A me ri can P re si den t.

cri si s

Negoti ati o ns bet we en th e t wo

co un tri e s are a pp roa chi ng a cri s i s.

effectiv e

The y to ok e ffe cti ve m ea su re s to

prev ent p oi so nou s g ases from

esca pi ng.

emp loy

The fi rm e mpl oy s the re ti red

pro fe sso r a s an ad vi so r.

entir e

In o rd er to hedg e hi s bet s he di dn't tel l

the ot he r pa rty hi s en ti re pl an.

ex ha u st

Some we b a ddi ct s often ex hau st

them sel ve s by su rfi ng the Inte rn et for

day s on en d.

grow th

Russi a P re si dent Pu ti n st re ssed tha t the

energy ta ri ffs sh oul d be rai sed

grad ual l y

and i n a cco rdan ce wi t h th e gro wt h i n

peopl e's i n co me.

har m

The ca r wa s badl y dam aged bu t none

of the pa ssen gers came to an y ha rm.

inc id en t

The an ti-wa r d emo n st rati on

pro ceeded wi t hou t i n ci dent.

mod el

The y t ry to b ui l d t hei r sy stem of

demo cra cy on t he A meri c an m odel.

op ini on

In the o pi ni on of m y do ct or, I sho ul d be wel l en oug h to t ravel by nex t week.

p refer enc e

Do y ou have a pre fe ren ce fo r a parti cul a r food?

sid e

Peopl e on b ot h si de s o f the Tai w an St rai t s sho ul d i nhe ri t an d carry fo rwa rd

the fi ne t ra di ti ons o f t he Chi ne se cul t ure.

si ng l e

Don't stak e ev erythi ng o n a si ngl e ca st of t he di ce.

sup p ly

H e wa s arre st ed fo r sup pl yi ng a rm s to the te rro ri st s.

ad ap t

Can yo u a dap t y ou r wa y o f thi nki ng to the ne w l i fe styl e?

ad op t

ad voca te

Nothi ng co ul d pe rsua de me to retu rn to th e ki nd o f l i fe K el sey u se d to advo ca te

and I o n ce enj oy ed.

ap p roach

Fe w wri ters can ap proa ch Shake spea re i n tal ent.

ap p rov e

My pa ren t s d on't app ro ve of me sm oki ng ci ga ret te s.

circ umsta nc e

Ci rcum sta n ce s al te r ca se s.此一时彼一时

con su me

In the mi d-seve nti es A meri c an s co n sum ed ab ou t seven teen mi l l i on barrel s o f oi l dai l y.

conv ey

Thi s t rai n conve y s o ver t hre e h und red passe nge rs eve ry da y.

cr ea tiv e

W e ne ed some creati ve t hi nki ng to

sol ve t hi s p ro bl em.

crime

Last yea r,the cri me ra te i n Chi c ago

sha rpl y de cl i ned.

d efin e

When bo unda ri e s bet we en cou nt ri es

are no t cl ea rl y de fi ned, the re's u sual l y

tro ubl e.

effici en t

The ne w se creta ry i s a qui c k,e ffi c i ent

worker, a nd the b o ss i s qui te sati s fi ed

wi th her.

emo ti on

The spea ker a ppeal ed to o ur e moti on s

rat her than to ou r mi n ds.

exp ec ta ti on

The y had g reat expe ctati o ns for thei r

so n, b ut he di dn't real l y l i ve up to t hem.

exp r ess

No word s ca n e xp re ss the g ran deu r of

that p ara de.

fai lu r e

Fai l ure i s the mo the r of su cce ss.／

Fai l ure tea che s su cce ss.

gap

The re we re so me una ccou nta bl e gap s

i n hi s st ory.

04

ma nn er

H e i s a man wi t h a ve ry p ri m and

pre ci s e man ner.

mi ld

H e ha s t oo mi l d a na tu re t o ge t an gry,

even i f he ha s g ood cau se.

mood

H e's i n no m ood fo r tel l i ng j oke s.

n ec essar ily

Y ou sho ul d ne ce ssari l y go to the pa rty.

n ec essar y

If ne ce ssa ry, we can al wa y s ch ange

the da te s of ou r t ri p.

ob jec t

Maki ng mo ney wa s hi s mai n obj e ct

i n l i fe.

p ace

The ol d man wal ke d at a v ery sl o w

pa ce.

p artic ip ate

A mong al l the ex hi bi ti on pa rti c i pati ng

nati on s, Chi na had the bi gge st spa ce,

the l arge st n umbe r o f bo ok s an d the

atmo sphe re wa s th e mo st l i vel y.

p urcha se

Leadi ng bank s i n Shan ghai are

pl anni ng to fi nan ce i n stal l ment

purcha se t o

the i ndi vi dual h ou se b uyer.

reli ev e

The do cto r's expl ana ti on rel i eved me

of m y fea rs.

revi ew

In ou r tal ks t oday, P re si dent B ush

revi e wed30yea rs o f Si no-U S

rel ati on.

sec ur e

Every ci ti zen ha s t he ri gh t t o l i ve a

pea ceful a nd se cu re l i fe.

so urc e

The Pe nta gon ha s a ccel era ted

devel opm ent of a ne w g ene rati on of

advan ce d p re ci si on we apo nry,

accordi ng to U S mi l i tary so urce s.

step

The gove rn men t mu st ta ke ste p s to

redu ce une mpl oy ment.

stu ff

sy mb ol

The wed di ng ri ng i s p ro babl y the

ol dest an d mo st wi de sp read sym bol

of ma rri age.

th row

The y l i ve wi thi n a st one's th ro w o f the sta ti on.

urg ent

It i s mo st u rgen t tha t you sh oul d make up you r mi n d.

ab strac t

A fl ower i s b eauti f ul, b ut bea ut y i t sel f i s a bst ra ct.

acc ep tab l e

Compl i ment s a re al wa y s a ccept abl e.

activi ty

Prog re ss i s th e a cti vi ty o f to day and the a ssuran ce o f to mo rro w.进步是今天的活动,明天的保证

ad just

W e mu st adj u st the rel ati on shi p bet wee n i nve st men t and co n sum pti on

to rai se the p rop orti on of co n sum pti on i n GDP g rad ual l y.

amuse

The au di en ce wa s a mu sed b y the co medi an e very no w a nd t hen. aro use

The m u si c a rou se d a n i n ten se feel i ng of ho me si ckne ss i n hi m.

assist

T wo me n a re a ssi sti ng the pol i ce i n thei r en qui ri es.

b argai n

b arri er

A ll the i n sti tuti onal a nd pol i cy ba rri ers to u rbani za ti on mu st be re mo ved. camp ai gn

comb a t

comp o si ti on

H e's doi n g re sea rch i nt o the chemi c al co mp osi ti on of the ne w medi c i ne.

conc ep t

Tha t comp any be gan searchi ng for an agen cy to ha ndl e a ne w re sta urant co n cep t. con ti nu al

The re appe ars to be n o e nd i n si ght

over the co nti nual deb ate o ver

“hu man cl oni ng”.

con ti nu ou s

A co nti nuo u s bea ch i s exp o sed t o the

beati ng o f co nti nual wave s.

cop e

The re wa s to o mu ch wo rk for o ur

co mp ute r to cope wi th.

criticiz e／-i se

The de ci s i on wa s sha rpl y cri ti ci zed by

bu si nessmen na ti on wi de.

d isso lv e

The re's a ci d i n her v oi ce; i t co ul d

di ssol ve any bod y's goo d i n tenti o ns.

d oub t

The fut ure o f t he publ i c l i bra ry i s i n

doub t.

emp ha si s

Some di c ti ona ri es l a y spe ci al

empha si s on g ram mar.

05

ex ac t

To be ex a ct, she i s a ve ry ex a ct pe rson.

exp o sur e 儿童接触到电视上的

暴力镜头会损害他们的心理健康。

Expo su re o f chi l dren to TV vi ol en ce

wi l l harm t hei r men tal heal th.

fai n t

I hav en't the fai nte st i dea abo ut what

she i s up t o.

fri gh ten

Ne ws of the robb eri e s fri ght ened

many p eopl e i nto fi tti ng ne w l o ck s to

thei r do ors.

gen ui n e

H e'l l be abl e t o t el l i f the di amo nd s are

genui ne at a gl an ce.

hi nt

H e hi nte d t o u s no thi ng of hi s

re si gnati on.

inq u ir e

Peopl e cal l ed t o i nqui r e a fte r the baby.

in ser t

Later, peo pl e tri ed to l i ft a bui l di ng o ff

i ts fou nda ti on,and i n se rt rubb er and

ste el

bet wee n the bui l di ng a nd i ts

fou nda ti on t o redu ce t he i mpa ct of

gro und vi b rati o ns.

n ervo u s

The i n ve sto rs be came ne rvo us at the

fre ezi ng o f the a sse t s.

nor ma l

W et wea the r i s q ui te no rmal at thi s

ti me of y ear.

p roced ur e

Do you k no w t he co rre ct p ro ce du re to

fol l ow du ri ng a fi re dri l l?

p rogr ess

W e ha ve made pl easi ng p ro gre ss i n

our tal ks.

p rop er ty

The ca r i s my p rope rt y, y ou mu stn't

use i t wi th out my pe rmi s si on.

real ity

I don't do ubt the real i ty of hi s sto ry.

regu la te

The a cti vi ti es of sto ck ex change s are

regul at ed by l a w.

rel ea se

rel ev an t

It's sai d tha t a pe rson's fa te i s rel evant

to hi s chara cte r.

rep r esen t

Y ou wi l l need a l a wye r to re present

you i n cou rt.

req u est

W e re que st the hon ou r o f yo ur

co mpa ny at di nner.

resi st

Ji l l co ul dn't re si st maki n g j oke s ab out

hi s bal dne ss.

sp ecia liz e／-i se

H e spe ci al i zes i n repai ri n g co mpu te rs.

temp er

to ug h

Tel evi si on ha s t urned o ut t o be a to ugh co mpe ti to r for a dve rti s i ng and audi en ce

to the ne wspa per i nd u st ry.

und erg o

vi sio n

She wea rs gl a sses t o i mp ro ve her poo r vi si on.

yi eld

ab sorb ed

H e wa s t oo a b so rbed i n the ne wspape r t o hea r th e bel l.

ab und an t

W e hav e ab unda nt p roo f of hi s gui l t.

ap p licatio n

Po rtu gal made a fo rmal ap pl i cati on to j oi n the EEC.

ap p ointmen t

I have a n app oi ntm ent wi t h my denti s t t hi s a fte rno on.

arran g e

The se b ook s a re a rrange d i n al phabeti c al order.

attrac ti on

The Gre at W al l o f Chi na i s o ne o f the grea te st to uri s t att ra cti on s i n the wo rl d.

attrac ti v e

I don't fi nd hi m a tt ra cti ve a t al l.

b en efi cia l

b oast

Nobo dy shoul d boa st o f hi s l earni ng.

b urst

She bu rst th rou gh t he do or.

cha se

She cha se d the thi ef fo r 100 ya rd s. chi ll

She i s charmed b y th e P re si dent but

al so chi l l ed by wh at she

see s a s hi s i nex hau sti bl e

deed.

clu msy

I want ed to da n ce, bu t I fel t cl um sy

and stu pi d.

coa sta l

H e enj oye d fi s hi ng i n coa stal wa te rs.

comp eten t

H e's n ot comp eten t t o l ook a fter

youn g chi l dren.

06

comp o se

A t the age o f si x h e wa s al ready

co mp osi n g a t t he pi ano.

con fro n t

The rea so n for Ruan Li ng yu's sui ci de

wa s tha t she coul dn't

co nfro nt t he rum ors

fab ri ca ted by peo pl e.

con n ec t

con stan t

con ten t

con tro v er sy

conv eni en t

W i ll i t be conv eni ent fo r y ou t o sta rt

work to mo rro w?

coord in ate

The army,nav y an d ai r fo rce are

co ordi nate b ran che s o f the armed

se rvi c e s.

cou nt

Don't cou nt yo ur chi ck en s before they

are ha t che d.

cul tur al

In 1987,the G reat W al l wa s l i sted by

U NESCO a s a wo rl d cul tural he ri tage

si te.

d emon stra te

The sal esperson pl ugge d i n and

demo nst rate d the v a cuu m cl eaner.

d esc end

The se i dea s de scen d from t ho se o f the

an ci ent phi l osoph ers.

d iscip l in e

d isp u te

The di s pu te g re w o ut o f an a rgum ent

bet wee n a wo rke r and the fo rema n.

d istrib u te

The se pl an ts a re wi del y di s t ri but ed i n

Chi na.

emb rac e

The term“manki nd”emb ra ce s

men,wo men an d chi l dren.

encl ose

The ga rde n i s en cl o sed b y a hi g h wal l.

eq u ip

Pl ease e qui p yo ursel f wi t h a sha rp

pen ci l and a ru bbe r fo r t he exa m.

essentia l

Foo d, cl ot hi ng, shel te r and

tra nspo rta ti on are esse nti al t o l i fe.

ex hib i tio n

the adv an ced te chni q ue s wi t h fo rei gn

co un tri e s.

exp a n si on

The rapi d e xpa nsi o n of t he com pany

has ca u sed so me probl em s.

exp l oi t

The revol u ti on i s a di ctato rshi p o f the

expl oi ted agai n st the ex pl oi ters.

ex ten t

I ag ree wi th y ou t o some ex ten t.

far e

A ll fares pl ease.

fav o(u)rab l e

The b ank wi l l l end you mone y on

very fav orabl e term s.

gen er ou s

She i s gene rou s wi th he r mone y so

she h as man y fri end s.

glob e

The si l very gl obe o f t he mo on sank to wa rd s t he ho ri zon.

grip

The fri ghte ned chi l d g ri pped i t s mot her's a rm.

har sh

H e i s a harsh j u dge.

hur t

The qual i ty p ro bl em ha s g rea tl y hu rt the co mpan y's rep uta ti on. imitate

Jam es can i mi ta te hi s tea che r's spee ch perfe ctl y.

ind i sp en sab l e

It i s wel l-kno wn tha t kno wl e dge i s the i ndi spen sa bl e condi ti on fo r e xpan si on of mi nd.

07

in stan t

Ju st for an i n stant I th oug ht he wa s goi ng to re fu se.

in noc ent

Can y ou provi de any evi den ce that he wa s i nno cent of the cri me?

in su l t

Some TV co mme rci al s a re an i n sul t to the vi ewers'i ntel l i gence.

in su r e

H e i nsu red hi s ho use agai n st fi re for ten mi l l i on yua n .

in terv al

A t i nterval s she woul d stop fo r a re st.

l est

Lest the wal l sho ul d col l apse, they eva cua ted t he bui l di ng.

liab l e

H e wa s l i abl e fo r hi s empl oy ee s' acci de nt s.

liv ely

I am n ot ve ry l i vel y d uri n g the tra nsi ti on mo nt hs fro m wi n ter to sp ri ng. low er

My cabi n was on on e o f the l o wer

de ck s.

method

The ne w tea chi ng met hod s

en cou rage chi l dre n to thi nk for

them sel ve s.

offend

She wa s o ffen ded a t hi s se xi st

rema rk s.

op era te

The fi rm o pe rate s fro m i t s ce nt ral

offi ce i n H ong kon g.

op p ose

Do not o ppo se y ou r wi l l agai nst mi ne.

orig in

H e spe nt al l hi s l i fe t o stud y the o ri gi ns

of l i fe on ea rt h.

ou tsta nd i ng

A good d eal o f work i s sti l l

out st andi ng.

p arall el

Peki ng i s cl o se t o t he fo rti eth pa ral l el

of no rth l ati tude.

p ar ki ng

Parki ng he re i s re st ri cted to vehi c l es

that a re l oadi ng o r u nl oadi ng.

p itch

W e coul dn't see o ur way i n the

pi tch-dark.

p ossib i li ty

p ractic al

p referab l e

p rior

I h ave a p ri or en gage ment an d so I

ca n't go wi t h you.

p rosp ec t

What do you thi nk o f the pro spe ct of

cy be r e con omy?

regu lar

reli ef

The d o ct or's i mme di ate ai m i s the

rel i ef of p ai n.

resc u e

revi se

None o f t he thi ng s I ha d revi s ed came

up i n the exa m.

rigid

The gove rn men t ha s ri gi d l a ws ab out

payi ng ta xe s.

ser i es

Chi na ha s ad op ted a se ri e s of

anti-p ove rt y mea su re s.

si gh t

No wo nde r t he si ght o f i t sho ul d send

the me mo ri es

of q ui te a n umbe r of the ol d

gene rati on s ba ck 36 y ears a go.

sl ig ht

The y di d not p ay the sl i ghte st a tte nti on

to i t.

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smoo th

I t ru st an ho ne st fa ce m ore th an a

sm oot h tal ker.

so lid

The i m pressi ve a chi evem ent s i n

envi ro nmen tal prote cti on

have l ai d a sol i d fou ndati on fo r a

“G reen Ol y mpi cs”h ere i n2008.

sp l end id

She a rri ved i n a spl endi d gol den

co a ch d ra wn by whi te ho rses.

sp oi l

Spa re th e ro d and sp oi l the chi l d.

sq u eez e

The y squeeze d the trut h out of hi m.

stai nl ess

If I had a bi cy cl e made o f stai nl ess

ste el, i t wi l l ne ver g et ru sty.

sta tu s

The y thi nk o wni ng su ch a n e xpe nsi ve

ca r wi l l gi ve them stat us.

su i t

No di sh sui t s al l ta ste s.

sup p o se

Y ou a re n ot su ppo se d to pl ay fo otbal l i n the cl a ssroo m.

ti e

The t wo tea ms ti ed an d had to pl ay an ext ra pe ri od.

urg e

Offi ci al s o f A meri c a urge q ui ck pa t ch on e-mai l se cu ri ty hol e.

ab so lu te

Po we r te nd s t o co rrup t, and a b sol ute po we r co rrupt s a bsol utel y.

acco mp any

I m u st a sk y ou to a ccom pany me to the pol i ce stati on.

acco mp li sh

accur ate

W e m u st a cqui r e a n a ccu rate unde rsta ndi ng o f so ci al p rog re ss i n co nte mpo ra ry Chi na.

accu se

H e wa s sent en ced to deat h.H i s gang had been a ccused o f ki l l i ng 20 pe opl e.

acq uai n tan c e

W e me t as i f we we re ol d acquai nta n ce s.

ad mi ni stra tiv e

Chi nese ci ti zen s who a re re si de nt s of the Ma cao Sp e ci al A dmi ni st rati ve Regi on

are enti tl ed to pa rti ci pat e i n the manage men t o f S tate A ffai rs.

ad vanc ed

Our Pa rty mu st al wa y s re present the devel opm ent t rend of C hi na's advan ce d p rod u cti ve fo rce s.

ad vi sab l e

It i s no t a dvi sabl e to a ct wi th out pl anni ng.

all ow anc e

IB M o ffers a q ui te hi gh tra vel i ng al l owan ce to i ts e mpl oyee s.

amb a ssad or Mr S mi th i s the B ri ti s h A mba ssad or

to Gree ce.

ambi t i on

Lack o f a mbi ti on mi gh t be hi s

pro bl em.

ap p licab l e

Thi s rul e i s no t appl i cabl e to forei gners.

ari se

If any probl em sh oul d a ri se, pl ease l et

me kno w.

artifici al

The re we re so me arti fi c i al fl o we rs on

the ta bl e.

assig n

H e ha s been assi gn ed to a ne w po st.

assur e

H e was a ssure d a wel l-payi ng j ob

afte r g rad uati on.

b ar e

Don't wal k on tha t b ro ken gl a ss wi th

bare feet.

b arrel

The sto re o ffe red b arrel s ful l of

cra cke rs an d pi ckl es.

b atter y

Cel l phone s u se re cha rge abl e ba tte ri es.

best-sell er

Thi s di cti onary i s a be st-sel l er.

b id

Mary cri ed when I bi d he r fa re wel l.

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b lan k

A t tho se bo ri ng mee ti ng s,peo pl e

usual l y si t sti l l, l o oki ng bl ank,o r scra wl

on bl ank pa per.

b lood sh ed

The t wo si de s cal l ed a t ru ce to av oi d

fu rth er bl oo d shed.

b oth er

Don't bo the r Ja ne wi t h t hat no w—

she's b usy.

b ound

Germ any i s bou nde d o n the we st by

Fra n ce an d on the sout h by

S wi tze rl and.

b ound

My hea rt bou nded wi t h n ervou sn ess

duri ng my fi rst j ob i nte rvi e w.

b road en

The roa d broade ns a fter thi s b end.

chara cter i stic

B uil d a wel l-o ff so ci ety i n an al l-ro und

wa y

and cre ate a ne w si tua ti on i n bui l di ng

so ci al i sm wi th Chi ne se cha ra ct eri s ti c s.

chi ld li ke

H er chi l dl i ke en th usi a sm del i ghted u s

al l.

comp ar ison

Compa ri son s are odi ou s.

comp o n en t

conc ed e

Don't co n cede wi t hou t a con te st!

con fid en t

Net wo rk wo rke rs a re no t a s con fi dent

of t hei r futu re s a s t hey u sed to be

no w tha t the cy be r-e con om y i s sl i di ng

do wn.

congr atul ate

W e al l l i ned up t o cong rat ul ate the

ne wl y-we d s.

con ten t

Eggs have a ve ry hi g h food con tent.

coop era te

The coupl e sp oke a bou t h o w they

woul d co ope rate i n the rai s i ng o f thei r

chi l dre n.

corr esp ond i ng

Imp ort s i n the fi rst th ree m ont h s have

i ncrea sed b y 10 pe rce nt

co mpa red wi th t he corre sp ondi ng

peri od l ast yea r.

cru sh

H er refu sal cru she d al l ou r hop es.

d ec ep tio n

H e pra cti ce d de cep ti on on t he publ i c.

d eed

H e ask ed i f I h ad th e deed to th e hou se.

d el ib er ate

W e had n o ti me t o del i bera te on the pro bl em.

d el igh tfu l

What del i ght ful weat he r!

d ip loma ti c

Chi na ha s con du ct ed frui t ful di pl omati c a cti vi ti es i n bo th bi l ateral and mul ti l ateral co nte xt s.

d isti nctiv e

She ha s a ve ry di s ti n cti ve wa y of spea ki ng.

d rop out

Fo r my pa rt, I'm j u st hap py tha t the Cri mson ha s cal l ed me“H arvard's mo st su cce ssful d rop out.”emi t A vol can o emi t s smo ke an d a she s. enga g emen t

I shal l want you to take some no te s at the meeti n g i f yo u ha ve no ot her engage men t.

ex c el l enc e

Y our re puta ti on fo r qual i ty and ex cel l ence gi ve s u s grea t con fi den ce i n yo u.

ex c ep t

H i gh wa y prog ram s,ex cept fo r the i ntersta te rou te s,woul d be sl a shed. ex cla i m

Some o f t he wi se eve n am ong them sel ve s“ex cl ai m agai n st t he o wn su ccessi on” a s H aml et put s i t.

ex ten sio n

May I have an e xte nsi o n o f ti me for payi ng my bi l l?

ex ten siv e The Chi ne se pa rti c i pan ts wi s h to

make ex ten si ve co nta ct s

and tal k bu si ne ss wi th t hei r fo rei gn

co un terpart s.

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fa me

The re fo rm er's fam e sp read al l o ver

the co unt ry.

fl exib il i ty

The fl exi bi l i ty of a man's mu scl es wi l l

l esse n a s he g ro ws ol d.

for mer

Di d he go t he re by ai r or b y trai n? The

fo rme r seem s m ore l i kel y.

fr esh

Thei r me mo ri es of t he we ddi ng are

sti l l fre sh i n thei r mi nd s.

fru itful

The di s cu ssi on s we re mo st frui t ful.

fru stra te

The l ack of m oney an d hand s

fru st rate d hi m.

fu lfil(l)

The com pany shoul d be abl e t o ful fi l l

our req ui reme nt s.

fu nc tio na l

It's an ol d car,b ut i t's sti l l fun cti onal.

gra sp

H e gra sp ed m y hand warml y.

gui lty

I feel gui l ty fo r vi si ti ng he r so rarel y.

ic eb er g

The se smal l l o cal p rot est s a re j ust the

ti p o f t he i ce be rg.

id l e

Idl e fol k ha ve th e l ea st l ei su re.

inq u iry

Fo r fu rt he r i nq ui ry, pl ea se con sul t o ur

we b si te.

l ea k

Oi l wa s l eaki ng ou t of a h ol e i n the

tank.

load

To t he re ade r's di sap poi nt ment,

the l eadi ng a rti c l e i n t hi s i ssu e of the

magazi ne i s a l oad o f rubbi s h.

log o

What i s the si gni fi c an ce o f the

Ol ympi c l og o?

lon ely

The ol d man l i ved al l al one o n a smal l

farm i n the so uth,

but wi t h a l o t o f fa rm wo rk to do al l

day,he ne ver fel t l onel y.

loo sen

The scre w had l oo se ned and fal l en

out.

mob il e

Can you gi ve m e a l i ft i f y ou're mobi l e?

mod est

She g ot the t op m ark i n the e xam but

she wa s too mode st to tel l any one.

n ego ti ate

The t wo coun tri e s a re neg oti ati ng for

a pe a ceful se ttl eme nt o f t he bo unda ry

que sti on.

nu mer ou s

The ci ty ha s num erou s l i brari e s.

ob stacl e

When a bi g sto ne bl o ck s t he way,

the b rave l ook o n i t a s a steppi n g stone;

the wea k a s a n ob st a cl e.

op tio na l

Fo rmal dre ss i s opti on al.

ov era ll

A so ci ety ha s i t s o wn o ve ral l i ntere st, a

nati on ha s a not her an d t he e arth yet

anot her.

ow ing

The re a re sti l l ten dol l ars o wi ng.

p art-ti me

A fter se veral pa rt-i me j ob s, he's no w

got a sta bl e j ob i n a ban k.

p erc eiv e

W e ra rel y p ercei ve m ore tha n a

mi nute fra cti on o f t he si ght s and so und s

that fal l up on o ur sen se organ s; the grea t maj o ri ty pa ss u s by.

p ostp o n e

The bal l ga me wa s p ostp oned be cau se o f rai n sto rm.

p reca u tio n

It i s wi se t o take p re ca uti on s agai n st acci de nt s.

p rev ai l

Tru th i s g rea t and wi l l p revai l.

p rop orti on

The am oun t o f mone y you g et wi l l be i n p rop orti on to the work you do. p rop ose

The co mmi t tee p rop osed tha t ne w l egi sl ati on sh oul d be d ra fte d.

p rovid ed

I wi l l go provi ded y ou g o.

p ur e

The voi c e s o f the you ng b oy s si ngi ng i n chu rch were hi gh and p ure.

q uan ti ty

Mathema ti cs i s the sci en ce of p ure quan ti ty.

read y

The y got rea dy for the j ou rney. rela ti on

The change s o f l ang uage m u st be st udi ed i n rel ati on to the so ci ety i n whi ch i t i s u se d.

rend er

W e cal l o n yo u to ren der a ssi stan ce. restra i n

A t tha t ti me,the g ove rnm ent mu st re st rai n the pri c e s and profi t s.

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ru sh

Don't ru sh me,I'm goi ng a s fa st a s I ca n.

sep ara te

What i s i t tha t yo u thi nk sepa rate s her from t he ot he r appl i ca nt s?ski m

H e wa s ski mmi ng st one s a cro ss the

su rfa ce o f the l ake.

sp ar e

Y ou can si t he re i n you r spare ti me

and re ad th e carpet!

sub sti tu te

Y oung pl ayers st ood ou t i n t he se cond

hal f of the B razi l gam e,

when coa ch sub sti tu ted ol der pl ayers

su ch as stri ke r H ao H ai dong.

sup r eme

The U S Su preme Co urt, i n an

i mportan t 5 to 4 de ci si on ea rl i er thi s

mon th,

su ppo rte d the ri ght o f the j udg e to do

so.

sw all ow

Some bo ok s a re to be ta sted, ot hers to

be swal l owe d, an d som e fe w t o be

ch e wed a nd di ge ste d.

ta me

I fi nd t he scen ery a rou nd here a l i ttl e

tame.

tear

Tea r yo ursel f a way from the

tel evi si on and come o ut fo r a wal k.

tend er

The y oun g l ove rs were ten der

to wa rd s ea ch oth er.

ten se

She i s te n se be ca use of tom orro w's

exami nati on.

tig h t

Ji mm y had a ti ght cl ut ch on my a rm

duri ng the sca ry pa rt s of t he m ovi e.

tol era te

I won't tol era te you r bad man ners any

l onger.

trac e

The wan ted ma n wa s tra ced to an

address i n Ne w Y ork.

trac k

The tea ch er a sked u s to read

ne wspape rs eve ry d ay to keep t ra ck of

cu rren t a ffai rs.

trap

The p ol i ce hav e l ai d a t rap fo r hi m.

tric k

The p ol i ce t ri cked hi m i nt o maki ng a

co nfessi on.

vai n

The t hi ef tri ed t o open t he l o cked do or

but i n vai n.

vary

A s co ndi ti on s va ry wi th e a ch co unt ry,

the re can be no se t m odel of re fo rm

and dev el opmen t for al l coun tri e s.

w ea ken

Can cer wea kene d the pa ti ent's body.

w orthy

Every y ear she mak es a l a rge

dona ti on to a worthy ca u se.

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all

ab ov e al l

I woul d l i ke to rent a h ou se，m ode rn，

co m fo rtabl e an d a bov e al l i n a qui et

l ocati o n.

after a ll

The pl anne d wa r a gai n st Iraq i s not

afte r al l i ntende d o nl y t o re move

Sadda m H ussei n,

but to de stroy the st ru ct ure o f the

Sun ni-do mi nate d A rab na ti onal i st

Ira qi st ate

as i t ha s e xi st ed si n ce t hat coun try's

i ncep ti on.

all b u t

A numbe r o f re comm enda ti on s have

been ma de

that pe opl e sh oul d p o stp one al l but

essen ti al t rav el t o a rea s wi th l a rge

outb rea k s of SA RS

whi ch po se d a po ten ti al threat to

tra vel l ers.

as

as for／to

The re a re no spe ci al rul es a s fo r／to what cl ot he s you sh oul d wea r.

as i t w er e

I'm a so rt o f unpai d advi s er,a s i t we re,t o the com mi ttee.

b rea k

b rea k o ff

The g reat est th rea t to the U ni ted S tate s i s n ot Iraq bu t th e out break o f ano the r, more th reate ni ng war i n so me ot her area,cau si ng the U ni ted S tat es to brea k o ff comba t a nd tran sfer i t s fo rce s el se whe re.

b rea k o ut

When wa r broke ou t,he vol u ntee red fo r servi ce i n th e a rmy.

b rea k d ow n

If t he coal i ti on fo rce s are unabl e to brea k do wn t he Ira qi re si stan ce and brea k th ro ugh t he fro nt,

then mo st probabl y the A meri c an s wi l l ha ve t o st op the a tta ck by n ext wee ken d

and swi t ch t o t ren ch warfa re.

b rea k thr ou gh

A t da wn wha t wa s l eft of the Compa ny e ven tual l y b roke th ro ugh.

b ring

b ring o ff

Tho ugh i t wa s a v ery di f fi c ul t j ob, H el en wa s abl e t o bri ng i t o ff ahea d of sche dul e.

b ring d ow n

U S and a n umb er o f i t s coal i ti on partne rs i ni ti ated a mi l i tary camp ai gn to fo rci bl y di sa rm Iraq an d bri ng do wn Sadd am H ussei n's rep re ssi ve regi me.

b ring for th

The probl em i s b ro ugh t fo rth for yo ur co n si dera ti on.

b ut

b ut for

H e mi ght have been ki l l ed bu t for the

arri val o f the pol i ce.

any th in g b ut

To an ythi n g but the a rchi te ct's ey e,the

hou se i s ch eap an d ugl y.

call

call for

H er fath er cal l ed fo r he r.

call o ff

Evert on's pl ann ed t ou r o f Chi na i n

May ha s been cal l ed o ff due to the

outb rea k o f the SA RS.

call o n／up o n sb.to d o

The y cal l ed on／u pon th e wo rke rs of

the co unt ry to sup po rt t he st ri ke.

call up

Pl ease cal l me up to mo rro w mo rni ng.

carry

carry o ff

The col l ege t eam ca rri ed o ff al l the

pri ze s of the t abl e tenni s.

carry o n

The y ca rri ed o n i n spi te o f the

ext remel y di f fi c ul t co ndi ti on s.

carry o ut

The y ha ve fai l ed to ca rry o ut thei r

obl i gati ons.

carry forw ard

The pol i ti ci an's su cce ssful spee ch

ca rri ed hi m fo rwa rd.

come

come up w ith

V ery fe w sci en ti sts co me u p wi th

co mpl etel y ne w an swe rs t o the

worl d's p robl em s.

come ab o ut

Many a qu arrel amo ng u s o rdi na ry

peopl e ha s co me a bou t th roug h a

mi sun de rstan di ng eve ry d a

come o ff

H er a tte mp t t o b reak th e wo rl d re co rd

nearl y ca me o ff.

come up a gai n st

W e ca me up agai n st a great deal of

re si st an ce i n deal i ng wi th t he ca se.

come a cro ss

I ca me a cro ss an ol d scho ol fri end i n

Oxford S tre et t hi s m orni ng.

come th ro ugh

Most o f the t roo p s ca me th rou gh the

fi ghti ng u nha rme d.

cut

cut o ff

H e wa s cut o ff from al l hi s fri end s

when he st udi ed ab roa d.

cut up

Cut u p th e ca rrot s a nd p ut the m i nto

the po t.

cut d ow n

W e mu st cut ou r ex pen se s d o wn

so meho w.

cut shor t

The ma t ch wa s cut sho rt by th e rai n.

d raw

d raw up

U S S e creta ry of S tate Col i n Po wel l

head s to the Jun e 22 me eti ng

i n A mman o f t he i nte rna ti onal

“qua rte red”tha t d re w up the

road map.

effect

take e ffe ct

The co nt ra ct take s e ffe ct a s of O cto ber

1st.

bri ng／ca rry／put i nt o e ffe ct

The ne w re gul ati on doe s no t bri ng

i nto e ffe ct un ti l the fi rst o f Ma rch.

fac e

in th e fac e o f

W e foug ht on i n t he fa ce o f terri bl e

odd s.

fal l

fal l b ac k o n

She's co mpl etel y ho mel ess—a t l ea st I have my parent s t o fal l b a ck o n.

fal l for

The sal esman sai d the ca r wa s i n good condi ti on a nd I wa s fool i sh enoug h to fal l for i t.

fal l i n w ith

She fel l i n wi th my i dea at o n ce. fal l thr ou gh

Our pl an s fel l th ro ugh a t th e l a st mi nute.

far

as far as

A s fa r a s the wea the r i s con ce rne d,I do no t thi nk i t ma tte rs.

b y far

She i s b y fa r the be st exe cuti ve i n the co mpa ny.

get

get o ff

W e g ot o ff i mm edi atel y a fter brea kfa st.

get ac ro ss

The tea che r wa s usi n g man y ne w words

and th e chi l dren coul d no t ta ke i n what he tri ed t o ge t a cro ss.

get a ro und／rou nd to

The d ay be fo re m y hi st ory exa m,

I sti l l hadn't go t roun d to readi ng the fi rst b ook o n the l i st.

get a lo ng

H ow a re yo u g etti n g al on g i n you j ob?

get d ow n

Get do wn eve ry word he say s. get o n

Our yo unge st so n i s get ti ng on wel l at sch ool.

get o v er

H e neve r got ove r the sh o ck of l o si ng hi s wi f e.

get to

H e go t to thi nki n g th at she pe rhap s woul dn't come a fte r al l.

go

go in for

Davi d l i ke s coun t ry l i fe a nd ha s

de ci ded to go i n fo r farmi ng.

go in to

H e di dn't go i nt o de tai l on the

su bj ect;h e spoke i n ge neral.

go off

The te rro ri st s mi gh t have pl ante d a

bomb on a pl ane i n A the n s,

set to go o ff when i t a rri ved i n Ne w

Y ork.

go after

W e'r e b oth goi ng a fte r t he same j ob.

go b y

The hou rs g o by so sl o wl y at the

offi ce.

go ov er

The p ol i ce wen t ove r the g un for

fi nge rp ri nt s.

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go on

The re i s a wed di ng goi ng on at the

ch urch.

go al ong

Thi ng s we re goi ng al on g fai rl y wel l.

go thro ug h

H ow doe s sh e keep smi l i ng after al l

she's g one t hroug h?

hand

hand ov er

I am resi g ni ng as chai rma n and

handi ng o ver to m y dep uty.

on th e o n e h and...o n th e o th er h and

On the one h and,the ci ty i s i n

desperate ne ed o f mo dern i ndu st ry;

on the ot her ha nd,t here i s a con ce rn

that the m ode rn i ndu stry woul d

damage t he e nvi ronme nt i n t hi s area.

b y h and

In man y a rea s o f the cou nt ry, thi s ki nd

of j ob i s sti l l bei ng do ne by hand.

hand d ow n

The p ai r o f b ra cel et s we re ha nded

do wn from m y g rand mo ther.

han g

han g on to

H ang on to t he rai l o r y ou'l l fal l.

han g up

She h ung u p the pho ne be fo re I

fi ni she d what I wa s sayi ng.

han g ab ou t／ar ou nd

H ey,boy s,st op han gi ng aroun d.C ome

and hel p me wi th thi s trunk.

h ear t

at h ear t

My fathe r seem s rathe r ste rn bu t he's a

very ki nd man a t hea rt.

lo se h eart

Don't l o se hea rt,al l wi l l t urn o ut wel l.

hold

hold up

The roo f wa s hel d u p by pi l l ars.

hold b ac k

Nothi ng coul d hol d t hem ba ck from

su ccess.

hold o nto／on to

The chi l d hel d on t o he r mo the r; he

di dn't wan t he r to g o.

hold o ff

W e wi l l h ol d o ff ma ki ng o ur de ci si on

unti l Mon day.

hold to

I shal l hol d t o my de ci s i on.

keep

keep to

It se em s tha t we wo n't b e abl e to keep

to the schedul e.

keep up w ith

Y ou a re wal ki ng so fa st t hat I can not

keep up wi t h you.

keep o ff

K eep o ff the g ra ss.

liv e

liv e up to

Y ou sh oul d l i ve up to y ou r promi se. liv e th ro ugh

W i ll he l i ve th rou gh t he ni ght?

liv e w ith

H e doe sn't l i ve wi t h hi s p are nt s. loo k

loo k in to

A com mi ttee wa s se t u p t o l ook i nto the cau se s o f t he a cci den t.

loo k on

A ll we coul d do wa s to l oo k on when they condu cted mi l i tary exe rci se s. loo k in

I'l l l oo k i n a t t he shop on m y way home.

loo k ov er

H e has l oo ked o ver the sche dul e. loo k thro ug h

She l ook ed t hroug h he r n ote s b efore the exa mi nati on.

ma ke

ma ke ou t

I co ul d ba rel y make out t he t ra ffi c si gn s th ro ugh the rai n.

ma ke up fo r

I mu st mak e up fo r the ti me I l o st duri ng my i l l ness.

ma ke up

I'm a frai d y ou'r e maki ng up sto ri es agai n.

ma ke fo r

H e made fo r ho me a s i t st arted to rai n.

ma ke i t

H e made i t a fte r doze n s o f fai l ure s. mi nd

ta ke on e's mind o ff sth.

H ard wo rk al w ay s take s yo ur mi nd off do me sti c p robl em s.

ma ke up on e's mind

H e hasn't ma de up hi s mi nd whe n to sta rt.

cha ng e o n e's mi nd

It's di ffi cul t to make hi m cha nge hi s

mi nd.

mo men t

th e mo men t th at

W e had n't me t fo r 20yea rs,bu t I

re co gni zed her th e m ome nt tha t I sa w

her.

at th e mo men t

H e's un empl oy ed at t he mo men t and

has b een fo r ove r si x mon th s.

for th e mo ment

W e'r e ha ppy l i vi ng i n a fl at fo r the

mome nt bu t we ma y want to mo ve to

a h ou se soo n.

in a mo men t

I'l l come i n a mo men t.

mor e

mor e than

She i s m ore fri ghte ned t han an gry.

mov e

mov e on

I thi nk we've tal ked en oug h ab ou t t hat

su bj ect;l et's mo ve on.

mov e in o n

Some forei g n co mpani e s a re

movi ng i n on o ur ma rket.

p art

ta ke p ar t i n

W e al l too k an a cti ve pa rt i n t he fu nd

dri ve.

p lay a p art in

H e pl ay s the l ea di ng pa rt i n the fi l m.

for on e's p ar t

Fo r my pa rt, I pl an t o go to the

meeti ng e ven i f y ou de ci de n ot to go.

p lac e

in p lac e of

The ta sk i s ca rri ed ou t by ro bot s i n

pl ace o f hu man worke rs.

ou t of p l ac e

Y our re mark s we re ra the r ou t o f

pl ace.

ta ke p l ac e

The ce rem ony t ook pl a ce i n gl ori ou s

su nshi ne.

ta ke th e p lac e o f

El ect ri c l o como ti ve s hav e no w

taken t he pl ace o f stea m l o co mo ti ves

i n thi s cou nt ry.

p oin t

on th e p oi nt of

The y were on th e poi nt o f set ti ng

out wh en a l i ght rai n be gan t o fal l.

b esid e th e p oi nt

What y ou sai d i s be si de t he p oi nt.

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p ull

p ull thr ou gh

The y mana ged to p ul l her t hroug h

her ex am s.

p ull up

A car p ul l ed up at the ga te when I

wa s wai ti ng fo r a fri end.

p ut

p ut up w ith

I don't kno w ho w y ou p ut up wi t h

thi s n oi se.

p ut forw ard

If an y man he re do es not ag ree

wi th me,

he sh oul d pu t fo rwa rd hi s o wn pl an

fo r i mp rovi ng the l i vi ng condi ti on s of

the se pe opl e.

p ut aw ay

P ut y ou r t oy s a wa y be fo re yo u go

to bed.

p ut o ff

S he put o ff wri ti ng he r essa y unti l

the l ast mi nut e.

p ut up

H e's pu tti ng up a b rave fi ght.

p ut thr oug h

Coul d you pu t me th ro ugh to the

manage r,pl ease?

p ut d ow n

P ut i t do wn to my a ccoun t,pl ease.

p ut ou t

The g ove rn ment wi l l pu t o ut an i mportan t state men t nex t week. run

run o v er

The ol d woma n wa s run o ver a s she wa s cro ssi ng t he st reet.

run d ow n

S he i s al w ay s ru nni ng do wn her fri en ds.

run i n to

I ran i nt o yo ur mot her ye ste rda y. run th rou gh

A fe el i ng o f de sp ai r run s th ro ugh hi s poe try.

see

see to d oi ng

The pol i ti ci an say s he wi l l see to the wel fa re o f t he peo pl e.

see ab o ut d o ing

“C an we ha ve fi sh an d chi ps toni gh t,M om?”

“W el l，we’l l see abou t t hat.”

seeing th at

Se ei ng t hat sh e's ol d eno ugh to get marri ed, I don't thi nk you ca n st op her.

set ab ou t

S he se t a bou t co mpl ai ni ng a s soon as she a rri ve d.

set d ow n

I have t he de tai l s se t do wn he re i n my no te s.

set forth

The rea son s fo r my de ci si on a re set fo rth i n m y re po rt.

set ou t

It's vi tal th at we set o ut to ca rry out our pl an s a t on ce. set up

The gove rn men t ha s set up a

co mmi t tee to i nq ui re i nto the p robl em.

stand

stand for

I hate eve ry thi ng that the pa rty

sta nd s for.

stand up to

If you stand up to that bul l y,he'l l

ba ck do wn.

stand b y

The pol i ce are st andi ng b y i n ca se

of t ro ubl e.

stand o ut

The ro ad si gn i s e asy to rea d,the

words stand out wel l.

ta ke

ta ke ov er

It i s a co mmo n the me i n many

sci en ce fi cti on sto ri es

that the worl d ma y one day be

taken ove r by i n se ct s.

ta ke on

S he's take n on t wo m ore j ob s.

ta ke up

S he to ok u p he r fi rst tea chi n g po st

i n 1980.

ta ke in

S he had n o whe re t o sl eep so we

offe red t o tak e he r i n.

ta ke after

H e ta ke s a fte r hi s mo the r's si de of

the fami l y.

ta ke off

The pl ane t ook o ff a t 5:30.

ta ke...for

A t fi r st Jo hn too k hi m for a g ood

fri en d.

ta ke to d o in g

She too k to t he chi l dren

i mmedi atel y.

ta ke aw ay

If yo u tak e a way 5 from 10,yo u get

5.

tur n

tur n ou t

The fa cto ry t urn s ou t a gre at va ri ety

of ma chi ne s.

tur n d ow n

H e a ske d me to ma rry hi m,b ut I

turned hi m d o wn.

tur n up

I l o st my di amo nd ri ng a wee k ago

and i t ha sn't tu rned u p ye t.

tur n to

To fi na n ce th e prog ram t hey ha d to

turn to the p ubl i c fo r th e fun d s they

needed.

in tur n

W e were a sked i n t urn to see the

manage r.

tur n i n

S he tu rned i n he r u ni fo rm and qui t

her j ob.

tur n ov er

The wa ve s tu rne d ou r boa t ove r.

w ay

in n o w ay

W i thou t t he fri c ti on bet ween thei r

feet an d the g rou nd, peopl e woul d i n

no way be a bl e to wal k.

all th e w ay

I'm wi th y ou al l the way.

b y th e w ay

B y t he way,hav e y ou see n t hat

movi e?

b y w ay of

H e wen t t o t he U S by way of

Japa n.

giv e w ay

My ne w evi den ce fo rced t hem to

gi ve wa y.

w ork

w ork o u t

The ban k m anag er a sked hi s

assi stan t i f i t wa s p ossi bl e for hi m to

work o ut the i nve st men t pl an. ou t of

w ork

H e's bee n ou t o f wo rk si n ce the fa ct ory cl ose d.

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cha ng e

The fo x cha nge s hi s ski n b ut no t hi s habi t s.

con sid er

W e con si der that you a re no t to bl ame.

incr ea se

Corrup ti on i s l i ke a bal l o f sn o w: when ce o n ce se t a rol l i ng i t mu st i ncrea se.

resul t

The tra ffi c wa s very hea vy an d a s a re sul t I a rri ved l ate.

vi ew

The h ou se ha s a vi e w o ver the sea. li kely

H e say s he j u st fo rg ot a bou t i t—a l i kel y st ory!

d ecl in e

The sta nda rd o f edu cati on ha s de cl i ned i n thi s cou nt ry.

si tua tio n

W e h ope t he si tu ati on i n Iraq can re sum e stabi l i ty a s soo n a s po ssi bl e, and i t s pe opl e ca n e nj oy pea ce ful l i ves.

clai m

The gov ernmen t's cl ai m tha t wa r wa s ne ce ssary wa s cl ea rl y mi stake n. lig h t

If you thi nk abou t i t,yo u wi l l event ual l y see t he l i ght.

op p ortu ni ty

It i s o ften ha rd t o di sti ngui sh be t ween the hard kno ck s i n l i fe and t ho se of oppo rt uni ty.

p romo te

The fo ot bal l tea m wa s promo ted to the fi r st di vi si on.

rai se The que sti on o f whet he r t o rai se taxe s

to cut the b udge t de fi ci t

i s a real h ot po tat o fo r a l ot of

pol i ti ci ans.

accou n t

H er sal a ry i s p ai d i nto he r bank

accoun t.

d emand

A i r co ndi ti one rs are i n dem and d uri ng

hot su mme rs.

en sur e

H e wo ul d,when i n o ffi c e, en sure t hat

al l se cret da ta be made p ubl i c.

in fl u enc e

Di sti ngui s he d d ai l y ne wspa pe rs l i ke

the W a shi ng ton Po st o r the Ne w Y o rk

Ti me s

exert a po we rful i n fl uen ce al l ov er the

co un try.

in for m

H e i nformed t he pol i ce th at some

mone y wa s mi ssi ng.

ter m

The P re si dent i s no w i n hi s se cond

term o f o ffi c e.

acc ess

Every one sho ul d have a cce ss to

edu cati o n.

aw ar e

One may be con sci ou s o f fear, bu t not

al toget her a wa re o f th e dang er whi c h

i s g oi ng on a bou t one.

case

A Dubl i n hospi tal foun d t he fi rst

su sp e ct ca se o f SA RS.

commu ni ty

The com mu ni ty col l ege i s t he mo st

rapi dl y gro wi ng seg men t

of hi gh er e du ca ti on i n the U ni ted

Sta te s.

comp l ete

It wa s a co mpl ete su rp ri se to me.

conc er n

The re i s some cau se fo r con ce rn but

no need fo r al arm.

con trib u te

Every one sho ul d co nt ri bute what he

or she ca n affo rd.

d amag e

The co urt a wa rded￡500i n

damage s to t he i nj u red.

fu nc tio n

What i s hi s fun cti on on t he com mi ttee?

mai n tai n

The i m provem ent i n hi s h eal th i s

bei ng mai ntai ned.

p ractic e

K nowl edge i s a t rea sure,b ut p ra cti ce i s

the ke y to i t.

comp o und

W ate r i s a comp oun d o f hy drogen

and ox ygen.

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con su l t

H ave you con sul ted wi t h the ot her

membe rs o f th e team?

esti ma te

Our b est i ntel l i gence e sti mate

co nti nue s to be t hat he i s al i ve

and p rob abl y some pl ace i n tho se

tri bal a rea s o n the we ste rn si de of

Paki stan.

occa si on

W e mu st ri se t o the o cca si on i n order

to wi n thi s game.

rela te

The ge nerati on ga p make s i t ha rd for

chi l dre n to rel ate t o thei r pa rent s.

resp ec t

Love, fri end shi p, re spe ct, d o no t uni te

peopl e as mu ch a s a com mo n hat red

fo r some thi ng.

risk

The wh ol e fut ure o f th e comp any i s at

ri sk.

si gn ifica n t

The dete cti ve sai d t hat the ti me of

murde r wa s ext re mel y si gni fi c an t. sp o t

A fter hi s se cond di spl ay of i nsub ordi nati on, John wa s fi re d on the sp ot.

attac h

Y ou'l l be at ta ch ed to thi s de pa rtm ent unti l t he end o f t he yea r.

camp u s

In A me ri ca n u ni versi ti e s, cl a sse s are oft en arran ged i n mo re fl exi bl e patte rn s

and man y j o bs o n camp u s are re served fo r stu dent s.

con fu se

The y co nfu sed me by a ski ng so many q ue sti on s.

d isp la y

On N e w Y ea r's Ev e the di spl ay of fi re wo rk s o ffe rs man y at tra cti on s. exp a nd

H i s mo de st b u si ness e ven tual l y expan ded i nto a supe rma rke t e mpi re.

gai n

No gai ns wi th out p ai ns. 不劳则无获。

gran t

The go vernme nt gave u s a gra nt to bui l d ano the r cl assro om.

nd ivid u al

Su cce ss a t Ma n che ster U ni ted i s abou t a g ood foot bal l i ng t eam, not i ndi vi dual s.

lo ss

Fra nk wa s a t a l oss when he atte mpte d to a dd re ss the g ro up.

ob serv e

When I wa s y oun g I ob se rv ed t hat ni ne ou t o f eve ry ten thi ng s I di d were fai l ure s,

so I di d ten ti me s mo re wo rk.

ob vio u s

H i s ne rvo u sne ss wa s o bvi ou s ri ght from t he sta rt.

p uzzl e

I'v e be en p uzzl i ng ove r al l the fi gures,

tryi n g t o fi n d wha t h appe ned to the

mi ssi ng mo ney.

reserv e

Is yo ur hol i day a re se rved

booki ng,si r?

si mi lar

The b ro the rs l ook ve ry si mi l ar.

stri ke

The pl an st ri ke s me a s ri di cul ou s.

afford

I'd l ove t o g o o n hol i day b ut I can't

affo rd t he ti me.

alo n e

Can't you j u st l eave wel l eno ugh

al one?

ann ua l

The cabl e n et works ea rni ng s have

been e rode d ove r t he pa st y ear

by an e sti ma ted＄80 mi l l i on i n

annual l osse s from wo rl d

ch ampi on shi p wre stl i ng.

attrac t

H er a tte nti on wa s at tra cte d by hi s

smi l e.

attrib u te

She at t ri bute s he r su ccess to ha rd

work a nd a bi t o f l u ck.

av era g e

The a ve rage per capi ta G NP wi l l

rea ch t he stan dard of m ode rat el y

devel oped coun tri e s.

casua l

The y had a ca sual mee ti ng i n the pa rk.

comp l ex

Thi s i s a co mpl ex sub stan ce;i t i s made

up of man y si mpl e sub stan ce s.

con fir m

The Iraqi weapo n s de cl a rati on ea rl i er

thi s mon th l eav es so many

unan swe red que sti on s

that i t i s i mp o ssi bl e to con fi rm the

accura cy o f Iraq's cl ai m.

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con fl ict

The re h as been a l ong an d bi t ter

co nfl i ct be t ween e mpl oye rs and

workers.

con sid erab l e

The wa r i n Iraq ma de a con si dera bl e

i mpact on Ru ssi a's t ou ri sm bu si ne ss.

con tra st

Care ful co nt ra st o f the t wo pl ans

sh o ws up so me key di ffere n ce s.

d ecor ate

The y de co ra ted the we ddi ng ca r wi th

ri bbon s a nd fl o wers.

d ep osi t

Y ou shoul d l ea rn to depo si t the

sad ne ss i n si de yo ur heart.

d eri v e

W e d eri ve g rea t pl easure from readi ng.

eli mi na te

The e ndl ess shi rki ng i n some

gove rn ment depa rt men ts

doe s g rea t ha rm to ou r e cono mi c

co n st ru cti on an d mu st be el i mi nated.

ex agg era te

H e al wa y s exa gge rate s to make hi s

st ori e s mo re a mu si ng.

exp o se

The cri me of t he co rrup t offi c i al s mu st

be e xpo se d wi tho ut an y re se rve.

fa sh io n

She pai nt s i n t he fa shi on of Pi casso.

inv olv ed

The fo ur men i nv ol ved g ot ki l l ed one

by one.

n egl ect

H e negl e ct ed t o wri te an d say

“Than k you”.

p urp ose

W as you r pu rpo se i n goi ng to B ei j i ng to see yo ur fami l y?

regard

If mon ey i s reg arded a s G od,i t wi l l puni sh you l i ke a devi l.

regard l ess

H e con ti nued spe aki ng,rega rdl ess of my fe el i ngs on the m att er.

remo v e

She u se d a hoe to remo ve weed s from t he ro ws o f to mat o pl ant s. resp o n sib l e

I am pa rtl y re sp on si bl e fo r the co nfu si on.

rev ea l

If you reveal yo ur se cret s to t he wi nd, you sh oul d no t bl ame the wi n d for reveal i ng t hem t o the tre es.

sh i ft

The ca ndi dat e wa s con stan tl y shi fti ng hi s po si ti on o n the i ssue s.

sub mi t

I hop e you ca n sub mi t you r te rm pape rs before the d eadl i ne.

tra n sform

Thi s pl a ce,o ri gi nal l y a smal l to wn, ha s been tra n sformed i n to a m ode rn ci ty.

ab and on

I h ave l o ng si n ce aba ndo ned the noti on

that hi ghe r e du ca ti on i s e ssenti al to ei ther su ccess o r ha ppi ne ss.

acq uir e

Some peopl e go b a ck fo r thei r edu cati o n to a cqui re an ot her d eg ree or di pl oma to i mp re ss the so ci et y. alter

W e mu st al te r tho se rul e s and pra cti ce s whi ch h ave ou tl i ved thei r use ful ne ss.

ap p eara nc e

Don't j u dge by appea ra n ce s—appea ran ce s ca n be mi s l eadi ng.

b lame

Don't al w ay s bl ame you r o wn fai l ure

on o the rs.S ome ti mes yo u you rsel f are

to bl ame.

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cap ab l e

W i th ful l de termi nati on, we are

ca pabl e of fi ndi ng a fi nal sol u ti on to

the Tai w an qu esti on.

conc eal

H e tri ed to co n ceal hi s sorro w from

hi s fri end.

con seq u enc e

The Sept embe r 11 te rro ri st att a ck s on

the U ni ted S tate s have p rod u ced

se ri ou s con se quen ces.

d ela y

The re wa s a del ay o f t wo ho urs

befo re the pl ane t ook off.

d en y

The bo y d eni ed h avi ng stol en the

bi cy cl e.

d iffer

Men are al l al i ke i n thei r p romi s e s.It i s

onl y i n t hei r dee ds tha t the y di ffer.

d irectio n

Ideal i s th e bea con.W i tho ut i deal,th ere

i s n o se cu re di re cti on;wi th out a

di re cti on,t he re i s no l i fe.

ec ono mic s

Thi s a rti c l e i s abo ut t he e con omi c s of

publ i shi ng.

entitl e

H e enti tl ed th e boo k Sa vage Love.

eq u iva l en t

The i n come l o ss to ri ch i ndu stri al

econo mi es mi ght be equi val en t to j u st

over 0.5% of G DP.

fav o(u)r

H e obtai ned hi s po si ti on mo re by

favo ur tha n by me ri t o r abi l i ty.

guid e

B e gui ded by y ou r se n se of what i s

ri ght an d j ust.

ill ega l

Exce pt the Neth erl and s, al l the

Europ ean na ti on s co n si der e utha na si a

i ll egal.

imp r ess

W e we re m o st i mp re ssed wi th yo ur

effi ci en cy.

imp r essi on

The thi ef had l e ft an i m pre ssi on of hi s

foo t i n the ga rde n.

ini tial

H er i ni ti al rea cti on wa s to say “ye s”,

but she l ate r cha nged her mi nd.

lib era l

Modern peo pl e ha ve a l i beral at ti tude

to di vo rce an d re marri age.

mea n s

K nowl edge be gan to i n cre ase a s soon

as t he th oug ht s o f one i ndi vi dual

co ul d b e com muni c ate d to ano the r by

mean s o f spee ch.

mi ni mu m

Repai ri ng yo ur ca r wi l l co st a

mi ni mum o f $100.

p op ulari ty

W estern mu si c i s ste adi l y gai ni ng i n

popul a ri ty.

reta i n

Despi te l osi n g hi s j o b he re tai ns hi s

pen si on.

righ ts

Jane i s a cham pi on of wo men's ri gh ts.

sc en e

A fter the expl o si on,t he fa ct ory wa s a

scen e of tot al co nfusi o n.

secr etary

The se creta ry ma de a n ote o f the

pro ceedi ng s.

so lu ti on

Reso rti n g t o vi ol ence i s no t the be st

sol uti o n to an a rgum ent.

su ffic i en t

Li fe i s the a rt o f dre ami ng su ffi c i ent co n cl u si on s from i n su ffi c i ent pre mi se s.

su sta in

H i gh oi l p ri ce s,i f su stai ned, wi l l redu ce g ro wth and l i ft i n fl ati on. tra n sfer

H e ha s t ran sferred from the a rm y to the na vy.

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vi ew er

The vi e we rs ch ose thi s tal k sho w a s thei r favo ri te.

w orth

The ra rer i t i s,t he m ore i t i s worth. ab sorb

Y ou m u st ab sorb a s mu ch i nformati o n a s po ssi bl e.

accu mu la te

Fri end s come and go,bu t ene mi es accumul at e.

ad eq ua te

A n adeq uate wate r sup pl y fo r ci ty peopl e i s al r eady a p ro bl em no gove rn ment can ta ke l i ghtl y.

ap p lianc e

W e have a ki t ch en ful l of el e ctri c al appl i ance s.

assump tio n

Our a ssum pti on th at we woul d wi n wa s wro ng.

au tho ri ty

H e was a n aut ho ri ty o n the cl a ssi f i ca ti on a nd nat ural hi sto ry of mot hs.

b eh al f

It wi l l not be eno ugh for the chai rmen and ch ai rwo men of the se organi zati on s

to u tte r pl a ca to ry st ate ment s on behal f of t hei r me mbe rs.

charg e She was co mpl ai ni ng tha t t he d o ct or

wa s cha rgi ng too mu ch for the

trea tme nt he was gi vi ng her.

comp eti tor

The com pan y's l a rge st co mpe ti to r i s

goi ng ou t o f bu si ne ss.

comp l ica ted

I ne ver bl ame fai l ure s—the re a re too

many co mpl i ca ted si tua ti on s i n l i fe.

comp r eh en siv e

A l though t he p ro fe sso r ga ve a ve ry

co mp rehe n si ve expl ana ti on

on h o w the bl a ck hol e s come i nto

bei ng, I sti l l got con fu sed.

conc entra te

The ex ami nati on-o ri ent ed ed u cati on

sy stem hi nde rs th e de vel opme nt of

st uden t s,

si n ce i t fo rce s the m to co n cen tra te on

sco re s onl y.

con sci ou s

One g ood re sul t o f t he l ast e ne rgy

cri si s

wa s tha t p eopl e b e came mo re and

more co n sci ou s o f the i mpo rta n ce of

energy.

con si stent

Y ou'r e no t ve ry co n si ste nt: fi rst you

co nde mn me, t hen y ou p rai se me.

con trar y

The shi p wa s d el ayed by con tra ry

wi nd s.

crash

My comp ute r p ro gra m crashed thi s

morni ng, a nd I l o st m y e nti re

do cu ment.

critica l

The t ran si ti on fro m chi l dhood to

adul tho od i s al w ay s a cri ti cal ti me for

everybo dy.

d ec ei v e

Jo hn chea ted at th e te st,bu t the

pro fe sso r wa s no t de cei ve d.

d el iv er

May G od del i ver u s from e vi l.

d emand i ng

My b o ss i s ve ry de mandi n g.

ec ono mist

The fa mou s e co nomi s t gave u s a

spee ch.

enforc e

Gove rnm ent s ma ke l aws an d pol i ce

enfo rce the m.

enor mo u s

W e'v e got a n eno rm ou s amo un t of

mone y to run o ur com pany.

ex c ep ti on

A ll stud ent s wi t ho ut e x cep ti on mu st

take t he Engl i sh exa mi nati on.

ex c essiv e

I fi nd h er a tte nti on t o he r chi l dren

rat her e x ce ssi ve.

ex er t

The gov ernmen t mu st exe rt pre ssure

on the state-o wned en te rp ri se s

and rel ax cont rol o f the m a s wel l.

exp l or e

A s soo n a s the y a rri ved i n the t o wn

they we nt o ut t o expl o re.

gen er ate

The hat red gene rate d by ra ci al

prej udi c e i s t he sou rce o f th e war.

ill u stra te

The l e ctu rer i l l ustra ted the the ory wi th

exampl e s.

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in ev i tab l e

Death i s i ne vi tabl e;i t co me s to

everyone.

in sp ir e

The Lake Di stri c t scene ry i nspi red

W ordswo rth t o wri te hi s grea te st

poet ry.

in struc t

Effe cti ve co mmu ni ca ti on i s ve ry

i mportan t when a b oss i nst ru ct s

peopl e

unde r hi s l eade rshi p to do what he

wa nt s t hem t o do.

in tegr ate

W e mu st i n teg rat e th eo ry wi th pra cti ce.

mi sta ke

Su san seem s ve ry qui et,bu t make no mi sta ke ab out i t, sh e ha s a terri bl e tempe r!

n ego ti atio n

Negoti ati o ns bet we en th e t wo co un tri e s have gone o n for mon th s. op tio n

The g ove rn men t ha s t wo op ti on s, to redu ce spen di ng o r t o i n cre ase tax es.

p ow erful

Pa ssi o n,tho ugh a bad re gul ato r,i s a po we rful sp ri ng.

p rohib i t

Pi cki n g fl o we rs i n the pa rk i s pro hi bi ted.

ran k

The g ove rn or, the may or,and ot her peopl e o f rank we re i nvi ted to the ce rem ony.

reac tio n

My rea cti on wi l l depe nd l argel y on the ki nd o f an swe r I get.

rea so nab l e

She's pe rfe ctl y rea sonabl e i n her deman d s.

remed y

Li fe i s t hi ckl y so wn wi t h th orns, and I kno w no o the r re medy t han t o p ass qui ckl y th rou gh t hem.

rev er se

W e su ffe re d some seri ou s fi nan ci al reve rse.

rib b on

She wo re a red ri bbon i n he r hai r. sc hoo li ng

H e has l i ttl e real scho ol i ng. sensi tiv e

The St o ck Ex cha nge i s sen si ti ve to l i kel y pol i ti cal cha nge s.

sh ri n k

Car sal es ha ve bee n shri nki ng.

sti mu la te

The e xhi bi ti on sti mul ated i nt ere st i n

the a rti st's work.

sub j ec t

I am F re n ch b y bi rt h and a B ri ti sh

su bj ect by m arri age.

su fferi ng

Destru cti on and su ffe ri ng are

accomp ani men t s of war.

ted io u s

I spent a tedi ou s ho ur i n a tra ffi c j am.

tra n smit

The W orl d Cu p fi nal i s bei ng

tra nsmi tte d l i ve t o ov er fi ft y co unt ri es.

w ithd raw

The ge ne ral refused to wi t hd ra w hi s

tro op s.

al er t

Peopl e wi l l be al ert and re ce pti ve i f

they a re fa ced wi th i n fo rma ti on

that get s the m t o t hi nk ab out thi ng s

they a re i nte re ste d i n.

altern ativ e

Y ou have t he al te rna ti ve of l eavi ng or

sta yi ng and beha vi ng.

anx i ety

H e exp re ssed anxi et y that i t sho ul d be

done i n no ti me.

anx io u s

W e a re al l an xi ou s a bou t hi s sa fet y.

assemb l e

Tho u sand s of peo pl e asse mbl ed i n a

sta di um.

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b reed

H unger d oe s no t b reed re fo rm; i t

bree ds mad ne ss an d al l t he u gl y

di ste mpe rs

that ma ke a n o rde red l i fe i mpo ssi bl e.

cap aci ty

Thi s ta nk ha s a capa ci t y o f 500

gal l ons.

cha mp agn e

The y cel ebra ted t hei r anni ve rsa ry by

openi ng a b ot tl e o f cha mpa gne.

char m

W e we re cha rm ed wi t h the scen ery.

Coca Co la

Coca C ol a i s a so ft dri nk.

con fi n e

Pl ease con fi ne you r re ma rk s to the

i ssue s a t ha nd.

con sid era te

She i s th e ki nd of b oss t hat i s

co n si dera te t o wa rd s h er e mpl oye es.

coop era tio n

Chi na need s a p ea ce ful i nte rna ti onal

envi ro nmen t

and fri en dl y co ope rati on wi t h ot her

co un tri e s i n i t s e cono mi c

devel opm ent.

crud e

Even afte r the re ce nt i n crea se,he real

pri c e o f crude oi l tod ay i s sti l l l ess than

hal f i t s l evel i n 1980. d eb ate

A fter a l on g deba te, he H ou se of

Comm on s app ro ved t he bi l l.

d im

The roo m i s t oo di m for me to rea d.

d isp o se

H i s cri mi nal re co rd d oe s no t di s po se

me to t ru st hi m.

d rivin g li c enc e/d riv er's l ic en se

The p ol i ce o ffi c e r a sked to see my

dri ve r's l i ce nse/d ri vi ng l i cen ce.

end ur e

The se tra di ti on s have e ndu red

throug hou t th e age s.

ex c ess

Opti mi sm i s a go od chara cte ri sti c, but i f ca rri ed t o a n e x ce ss i t be come s fool i sh ne ss.

ex cl usiv e

Thi s di ni ng roo m i s fo r the di sti ng ui she d gue sts's ex cl u si ve u se. exp l an atio n

The re i s no wa ste of ti me i n l i fe l i ke that o f m aki ng ex pl anati on s.

fac ial

To fi nd ou t whi ch cel ebri t y you mo st re sem bl e, d o wnl oad a ph oto of you rsel f,

and you'l l qui c kl y re cei ve a l i st o f stars wi th si mi l ar fa ci al fea tu re s.

fa mi lia r

I can't d ri ve thi s tra cto r be cau se I'm not fami l i ar wi t h the cont rol s.

fur ni sh

Readi ng fu rni she s t he mi nd o nl y wi th mate ri al s o f kno wl ed ge,

i t i s t hi nki ng that ma ke s what we read ours.

gend er

Germ an ha s t hre e gen ders.

hori zo n

She poi nte d t o a di stan t sp ot on the hori zo n.

id entica l

My opi ni on s a re not al w ay s i denti c al wi th my pa ren t s .

immi gra nt

Most of the m a re Iri s h i mmi g ran ts. imp l ement

Man's e arl i est i mpl eme nt s were ca rve d fro m ston e and b one.

imp l y

Free do m doe s no t ne ce ssari l y i m pl y no re sp on si bi l i ty.

inc li n e

She i n cl i ned he r he ad i n p raye r fo r the Ira qi s wh o are su ffe ri ng t he war.

in fl u en ti al W i th the su cce ss o f t he Ol ympi c bi d,

B eiji ng wi l l be com e a n i n fl uen ti al ci ty.

in h eri t

Thi s g ove rnm ent ha s i n heri te d many

pro bl em s from the p revi o us one.

ini tia tiv e

One group h as a tte mpt ed to sei ze the

i ni ti ati ve i n t he neg oti ati on.

in ten siv e

Int en si ve ca re i n h o spi tal s i s gi ven to

the seri ou sl y i l l.

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Lati n

Ital i an, F ren ch an d S pani s h a re La ti n

l anguage s.

l eng th

Li fe's l i ke a pl ay: It's no t the l engt h, but

the e x cel l ence o f the a cti n g t hat

matt ers.

mid d l e-cl a ss

Even mi d dl e-cl ass con sume rs i n the

U S a re be gi nni ng to ki ck agai n st the

runa way p ri c e s.

ob serv atio n

H e wa s u nde r o b servati on by the

pol i ce.

occup y

My si ste r o ccupi es a n i mpo rt ant

po si ti on i n the D epa rt ment of the

Envi ron men t.

opp o si ti on

The y kept u p a st urdy op po si ti on to

the pl an.

op ti mi stic

The si t uati on o f t he war i s not

opti mi sti c.

p en al ty

A foot bal l pl aye r may be gi ve n a

yel l ow ca rd o r a re d card penal t y

fo r hi s unne ce ssary rou ghn ess d uri ng

the ma t ch.

p er sp ec tiv e

W e m u st l earn t o see thi n gs i n thei r

ri ght pe rspe cti ve

and avoi d m aki ng mi s tak es.

p rob ab le

W i th Engl an d l eadi ng3：0, the

pro babl e re sul t i s an Engl an d vi c t ory.

p roceed

To g o on a j ou rne y i s o fte n ful l of

hard shi ps,

but so l on g a s o ne l i ves he pro ceed s

on hi s l i fe's j ou rne y.

p rop osa l

She had m any p ro po sal s b ut p referred

to re mai n si n gl e.

regi stra ti on

S cho ol regi s t rati o n ta ke s pl a ce n ext

wee k.

rein fo rc e

Thi s e vi den ce rei n fo rce s m y vi ew t hat

he i s a spy.

resemb l e

The bo y s re sem bl e ea ch othe r i n t hat

they b oth h ave gi nge r hai r an d ro und

fa ce s.

resp o n se

The tax cu t s p rod u ced a fav ora bl e

re spo n se fro m the p ubl i c.

risky

It's ri s ky to d ri ve fa st o n the i c y roa ds.

scop e

Foo tbal l gi ve s you ng pe opl e scope for

co urage an d qui c k t hi nki ng.

so ft-d ri n k

In t he U S, t he Nati onal So ft Dri nk

A sso ci ati o n say s re sea rch ha s fo und

no l i nk

bet wee n suga r and sev ere o ve rwei ght.

sp i te

I'm su re he o nl y sai d i t ou t of spi te.

sp li t

If you get an y fatt er, yo u'l l spl i t yo ur

pant s.

stab l e

Marke ts are fl ou ri shi ng an d p ri ce s are sta bl e.

sta ti stic s

Sta ti sti cs i s a rat he r mo dern b ran ch of mathe mati c s.

su rvi vor

The su rvi v ors o f t he shi p wre ck tra nsmi tte d a di s t re ss si gn al eve ry h our.

tra n sp ort

It's mai n tai ned t hat t ran sp ort i n bul k i s not g ood to th e goo d s.

un iform

H ow l ong wa s he i n uni f o rm?

vio l en t

St uden t s we re i nvol ved i n vi ol ent cl a she s wi th t he pol i ce.

w orkfo rc e

The wh ol e wo rk fo rce ha s g one on st ri ke.

w orkp l ac e

W e vi si te d hi m at hi s wo rk pl ace amon g the y oun g tre es a nd a sked hi m abou t hi s wo rk.

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ab use

H e wa s a rre sted on cha rge s of co rrup ti on an d abu se o f p o wer. acco mmod atio n

Xi ao Ta ng Sha n ho spi tal ha s accom moda ti on s fo r 2 000pati en ts.

accord

Di pl omat s sai d the a cco rd's m ai n poi nt s i n cl ude d a com mi tmen t to the re co n ci l i ati on p ro ce ss.

accord an c e

W e wi l l ha ndl e thi s i ssu e i n accordan ce wi th i nte rna ti onal l aws and i nte rna ti onal p ra cti ce s.

accu sto med

I'm no t a ccu st ome d to ge tti ng up so earl y to d o mo rni ng e xe rci se.

ap p eal in g

The i dea of l i vi ng i n the cou nt ry i s

appeal i ng.

ap p etite

Don't eat tha t ca ke n o w, y ou'l l spoi l

you r appe ti te.

ap p lied

H e dev oted hi s l i fe to a ppl i ed sci en ce.

ap p oin t

W e sho ul d app oi nt peopl e on thei r

meri t s i nstead of b y fa vo ri ti sm.

ap p reci ate

Y ou ca n't ful l y ap pre ci at e fo rei gn

l i teratu re i n tra n sl ati on.

ap p roxi ma te

H i s st ory a pp roxi ma te s to t he fa cts we

al ready k no w.

arr est

The pol i ce man a rre ste d a cri mi nal

su sp e ct.

asha med

Y ou sho ul d be a sham ed of yo ur

sha me ful cond u ct.

assemb ly

The na ti onal a ssem bl y h as m et to

di scu ss th e cri s i s.

attai n

Genui ne a chi eve rs a re often tho se

who fai l fo r a l ong ti me,

and who rarel y a ttai n po pul ari ty

out si de a smal l ci rcl e.

au to mob il e

In the 21 cen tu ry, we m u st devel op

our a uto mobi l e i nd u st ry.

aw ait

T wel ve mo nth s ag o we a wai ted the

arri val o f come t H al e B opp;

thi s yea r we kno w o f n o b ri ght

co met s tha t wi l l ren dezv ou s wi th

Earth.

aw kw ard

Y ou'v e put me i n a very a wk wa rd

po si ti on.

b an kr up t

The e co nomi c cri s i s ha s mad e many

co mpa ni es g o ban krupt.

b ann er

Cro wds o f peo pl e ca rryi ng ban ners

j oi ned t he dem on st ra ti on.

b arely

H e use d so man y archai sms i n hi s

spee ch tha t hal f of i t wa s barel y

i ntel l i gi bl e.

b ear in g

H e wal ked wi t h a co nfi de nt b eari ng.

b last

H e wa s wo rki ng at ful l bl ast i n order

to co mpl ete the o rde r before the

hol i days.

b loom

W i th the devel op men t i n sci en ce and

te chn ol ogy

man can ma ke va ri ou s fl o we rs bl oom

befo re thei r ti me.

b or e

Fath er bo red u s al l th ro ugh the meal

wi th sto ri es ab out the wa r.

b ottom

The st o ck ma rk et ha s b ott ome d out.

b rand

She onl y buy s th e be st bra nd s of

co ffee.

b rid ge

It's un wi s e t o bu rn al l yo ur bri dge s.

b road cast

A t 7:00 p.m.eve ry eve ni ng, l o cal TV

sta ti on s rel ay the “Nati onal Ne t wo rk”

ne ws broad ca st

from t he Cen tral TV sta ti on.

b row se

I u sed t o bro wse t hroug h a magazi ne

to ki l l ti me.