accordance n.一致,和谐,符合

　　The Army and Navy of South Korea were reformed in accordance with Western models after the Second World War.韩国的陆军和海军进行了改革二战之后,以与西方接轨.

　　appropriate a.适当的,恰当的 vt.私占,侵吞,挪用;拨出供专用

　　The Chinese government appropriated a large sum of money to settle the transmigrants from the Three Gorges.政府拨出一大笔钱安置三峡移民.

　　Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.上学时的衣着应该简单 而朴实.

　　Blame vt.指责,责怪;..归咎于 n.责任;指责,责备

　　Dont always blame your own failure on others.Sometimes you yourself are to blame.不要总把失败归咎于他人.有时该怪你自己.

　　Challenge n.艰巨的任务;怀疑,质问;挑战,邀请比赛

　　Challenge vt.反对,公然反抗;向...挑战;对...怀疑,对...质疑

　　Michael Chan is the only one among all the Chinese-origin tennis players who can challenge the world champion.张德培是惟一的华裔网球选手能向世界冠军挑战.

　　Acquiring a foreign language in three months time is really a challenge to anyone.在3个月内学会一门外语, 对任何人来说不是简单事儿.

　　commission n.委员会;佣金,回扣;授权,委托 vt.委托,委任

　　Today,insurance salesmen can get considerable commission on their successful sales.现在,保险推销员可从成功销售中获得可观的佣金.

　　You can commission Bank of China to pay your income taxes-- thats very convenient .你可以授权中国银行代缴所得税,那很方便.

　　condemn vt.谴责;判...刑;宣告...有罪

　　Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of another nation should be universally condemned.任何一个干涉他国内政的国家都应该受到普遍谴责.

　　convenience n.方便,合宜;便利设施,方便的用具

　　Five-star hotels are full of conveniences of every sort.五星级酒店设备齐全.

　　While computers offer convenience to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too.电脑不仅给消费者带来方 便,同时也给销售者带来诸多好处.

　　Cruise vi.航游,巡航:缓慢巡行 n.航游,游弋

　　Quite a few taxis are cruising for fares near the cinema.不少计程车在电影院附近转悠着等着拉客.

　　Many girls have no idea what a cruise missile is.许多女孩都不知道巡航导弹是何物.

　　direct a.直接的;坦率的;正好的 ad.直接地,径直地

　　direct vt.针对;指导;给...指路;指示;指挥;导演

　　United Airlines has direct flights from Hong Kong to India.联合航空公司有从香港直飞印度的航班.

　　Almost all the recent criticism from the mass media in Japan is directed at the ever-increasing rate of unemployment. 在日本,近来大众媒体的几乎所有批评都是针对越来越高的失业率.

　　Doubtful a.难以预测的,未定的;怀疑的,可疑的

　　Any theory that has not been tested is a doubtful one.任何未经检验的理论都是不足信的.

　　engage vt.吸引,占用;占线;使从事;聘用;使订婚 vi.参加,从事于

　　Studying engages most of my time.学习占用了我大部分时间

　　Beautiful clothes can easily engage girls attention.漂亮的衣服总能轻易地吸引女孩的注意.

　　Do you want to be engaged in politics or business?你想从政还是从商?

　　Being engaged to someone from a rich and powerful family is many actresses dream.嫁入豪门是很多女明星的梦想.

　　Faith n.信任,信赖,信心;信仰,信条

　　Keeping faith with friends is a good character.对朋友守信用是一种好品格.

　　Force n.部队,军队,兵力,暴力,武力;力,力量,力气;影响力,效力

　　Force vt.强迫,迫使;用力推动,用力打开

　　New emerging forces are invincible.新生力量是不可战胜的.

　　Its not proper to force your idea upon others.把自己的想法强加于人是不当的.

　　Habit n.习惯,习性

　　Hitler once declared that eating meat was a bad habit that had led to the decay of past civilizations.希特勒曾公开说,吃肉是一种坏习惯,导致了过往文明的衰落.

　　Implement vt.使生效,履行,实施n.工具,器具,用具

　　The imperial civil examination system was implemented in China from the Sui Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.中国实行科举制度从隋朝延续到清朝.

　　Rakes,ploughs,hoes and spades are simple farming implements.耙、犁、锄、铲是简单的农具.

　　Inherit vt.继承

　　Princess Diana was a woman of great beauty, and her sons Henry and William inherit some of her looks. 戴安娜王妃是个大美人,儿子亨利和威廉继承了她的美貌.

　　The new Japanese administration inherited the ecnomic problems of the last four years.日本新政府继承了前4年的经济问题.

　　investigate v.调查,调查研究

　　Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime.福尔摩斯调查过多宗案件通过犯罪现场留下的脚印

　　legislation n.法律,法规;立法,法律的制定

　　The right of legislation belongs to the Congress in the U.S.A.美国的立法权属于国会.

　　Mislead vt.给 错误印象,使误解;把带错路;把带坏,使误入歧途

　　Dont let his friendly manner mislead you into trusting him.不要让他那种友好的态度使你误信他.

　　Juveniles lacking social experience are likely to be misled by strangers appearance.缺少社会经验的青少年容易为陌生人的外表所迷惑.

　　operation n.操作,运转,经营;手术;行动;活动;运算

　　The skilful operation of a computer is hard to learn.学会熟练地操作电脑并不是容易的.

　　The enlarged markets in China require enlarged operations capable of meeting customers demands.中国市场的扩大要求经营规模的扩大 以满足顾客需求.

　　Pension vt.发给 养老金 n.养老金,抚恤金

　　Some Russian veterans complained that their tiny nautical pensions is hardly enough to pay for one cockroach.有些俄罗斯退伍兵抱怨说,他们的那点海军养老金连养活一只蟑螂都不够.

　　In the days of inflation people on retirement pensions find it difficult to live.在通货膨胀的日子里,靠退休金生活的人发现很难过活.

　　potential a.潜在的,可能的; 潜力,潜能

　　While nuclear weapons present grave potential dangers,the crisis of overpopulation is still the main problem we are facing today. 虽然核武器存在严重的潜在危险,但我们今天面临的主要问题仍是人口过剩的危机.

　　Protect vt.保卫

　　Emperor Qinshihuang ordered the Great Wall to be built along the northern border to protect the country against attack. 秦始皇命令在北部边界沿线构筑了长城,以保卫国家免受攻击.

　　If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will become extinct.如果我们今天不采取什么措施保护环境,那么成百万的物种将会 灭绝.

　　Recognize vt.认出,识别;承认,确认,认可;赏识,表彰,报偿

　　Most developing countries are faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.大多数的发展国家都必须认识到,拥有越多的人口就意味着生活水平越低下.

　　When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as foreign.当任何非人体器官被移植到一个人身上,他的身体马上会认出它是异质的.

　　reproduce v.复制,再现;繁殖,生殖

　　The movie Jurassic Park and the book on which it was based, suggest the possibility of reproducing dinosaurs in test tubes through genetic engineering.电影《侏罗纪公园》以及它所依据的那本书让人们觉得, 通过基因工程在试管里繁殖恐龙是可能的.

　　Photos can be reproduced without negatives now.现在相片没有底片也可以复制.

　　Rotate v.旋转,转动; 轮流

　　The earth rotates around the sun and at the same time the earth rotates once a day.地球围绕太阳转,与此同时地球每天自转 一次.

　　With victory in hand, the coach rotates his players frequently near the end of the game.因为胜券在握,教练在比赛即将结束时频繁的轮换球员.

　　Slap vt.掴,掌击,拍,啪的一声,放 a.掴,掌击,拍

　　The girl slapped the boy in the face because he kissed her without permission.女孩给了男孩一记耳光因为男孩未经同意吻了她

　　Stroke n.中风;一次努力;击,敲报时的钟声;笔画;抚摸 vt.抚摸

　　With one stroke of his ax, little George Washington had cut the cherry tree down. 用斧子一砍,小乔治.华盛顿就砍倒了这棵樱桃树.

　　The first stroke is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一半.

　　He stroked her hair affectionately.他深情地抚摸着她的头发.

　　Tradition n.传统,惯例

　　Making and having dum- plings on Chinese New Years Eve is a tradition in Northern China .在农历大年夜做饺子,吃饺子是中国北方的传统.

　　Wire n.金属丝,电线;电报,电信 vt.给...安装电线电汇,给...电报

　　Wire vi.打电报

　　The house is not wired for electricity yet. 这所房子还没有铺设好电线.

　　accordance n.一致,和谐,符合

　　The Army and Navy of South Korea were reformed in accordance with Western models after the Second World War.韩国的陆军和海军进行了改革二战之后,以与西方接轨.

　　appropriate a.适当的,恰当的 vt.私占,侵吞,挪用;拨出供专用

　　The Chinese government appropriated a large sum of money to settle the transmigrants from the Three Gorges.政府拨出一大笔钱安置三峡移民.

　　Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.上学时的衣着应该简单 而朴实.

　　Blame vt.指责,责怪;..归咎于 n.责任;指责,责备

　　Dont always blame your own failure on others.Sometimes you yourself are to blame.不要总把失败归咎于他人.有时该怪你自己.

　　Challenge n.艰巨的任务;怀疑,质问;挑战,邀请比赛

　　Challenge vt.反对,公然反抗;向...挑战;对...怀疑,对...质疑

　　Michael Chan is the only one among all the Chinese-origin tennis players who can challenge the world champion.张德培是惟一的华裔网球选手能向世界冠军挑战.

　　Acquiring a foreign language in three months time is really a challenge to anyone.在3个月内学会一门外语, 对任何人来说不是简单事儿.

　　commission n.委员会;佣金,回扣;授权,委托 vt.委托,委任

　　Today,insurance salesmen can get considerable commission on their successful sales.现在,保险推销员可从成功销售中获得可观的佣金.

　　You can commission Bank of China to pay your income taxes-- thats very convenient .你可以授权中国银行代缴所得税,那很方便.

　　condemn vt.谴责;判...刑;宣告...有罪

　　Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of another nation should be universally condemned.任何一个干涉他国内政的国家都应该受到普遍谴责.

　　convenience n.方便,合宜;便利设施,方便的用具

　　Five-star hotels are full of conveniences of every sort.五星级酒店设备齐全.

　　While computers offer convenience to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too.电脑不仅给消费者带来方 便,同时也给销售者带来诸多好处.

　　Cruise vi.航游,巡航:缓慢巡行 n.航游,游弋

　　Quite a few taxis are cruising for fares near the cinema.不少计程车在电影院附近转悠着等着拉客.

　　Many girls have no idea what a cruise missile is.许多女孩都不知道巡航导弹是何物.

　　direct a.直接的;坦率的;正好的 ad.直接地,径直地

　　direct vt.针对;指导;给...指路;指示;指挥;导演

　　United Airlines has direct flights from Hong Kong to India.联合航空公司有从香港直飞印度的航班.

　　Almost all the recent criticism from the mass media in Japan is directed at the ever-increasing rate of unemployment. 在日本,近来大众媒体的几乎所有批评都是针对越来越高的失业率.

　　Doubtful a.难以预测的,未定的;怀疑的,可疑的

　　Any theory that has not been tested is a doubtful one.任何未经检验的理论都是不足信的.

　　engage vt.吸引,占用;占线;使从事;聘用;使订婚 vi.参加,从事于

　　Studying engages most of my time.学习占用了我大部分时间

　　Beautiful clothes can easily engage girls attention.漂亮的衣服总能轻易地吸引女孩的注意.

　　Do you want to be engaged in politics or business?你想从政还是从商?

　　Being engaged to someone from a rich and powerful family is many actresses dream.嫁入豪门是很多女明星的梦想.

　　Faith n.信任,信赖,信心;信仰,信条

　　Keeping faith with friends is a good character.对朋友守信用是一种好品格.

　　Force n.部队,军队,兵力,暴力,武力;力,力量,力气;影响力,效力

　　Force vt.强迫,迫使;用力推动,用力打开

　　New emerging forces are invincible.新生力量是不可战胜的.

　　Its not proper to force your idea upon others.把自己的想法强加于人是不当的.

　　Habit n.习惯,习性

　　Hitler once declared that eating meat was a bad habit that had led to the decay of past civilizations.希特勒曾公开说,吃肉是一种坏习惯,导致了过往文明的衰落.

　　Implement vt.使生效,履行,实施n.工具,器具,用具

　　The imperial civil examination system was implemented in China from the Sui Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.中国实行科举制度从隋朝延续到清朝.

　　Rakes,ploughs,hoes and spades are simple farming implements.耙、犁、锄、铲是简单的农具.

　　Inherit vt.继承

　　Princess Diana was a woman of great beauty, and her sons Henry and William inherit some of her looks. 戴安娜王妃是个大美人,儿子亨利和威廉继承了她的美貌.

　　The new Japanese administration inherited the ecnomic problems of the last four years.日本新政府继承了前4年的经济问题.

　　investigate v.调查,调查研究

　　Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime.福尔摩斯调查过多宗案件通过犯罪现场留下的脚印

　　legislation n.法律,法规;立法,法律的制定

　　The right of legislation belongs to the Congress in the U.S.A.美国的立法权属于国会.

　　Mislead vt.给 错误印象,使误解;把带错路;把带坏,使误入歧途

　　Dont let his friendly manner mislead you into trusting him.不要让他那种友好的态度使你误信他.

　　Juveniles lacking social experience are likely to be misled by strangers appearance.缺少社会经验的青少年容易为陌生人的外表所迷惑.

　　operation n.操作,运转,经营;手术;行动;活动;运算

　　The skilful operation of a computer is hard to learn.学会熟练地操作电脑并不是容易的.

　　The enlarged markets in China require enlarged operations capable of meeting customers demands.中国市场的扩大要求经营规模的扩大 以满足顾客需求.

　　Pension vt.发给 养老金 n.养老金,抚恤金

　　Some Russian veterans complained that their tiny nautical pensions is hardly enough to pay for one cockroach.有些俄罗斯退伍兵抱怨说,他们的那点海军养老金连养活一只蟑螂都不够.

　　In the days of inflation people on retirement pensions find it difficult to live.在通货膨胀的日子里,靠退休金生活的人发现很难过活.

　　potential a.潜在的,可能的; 潜力,潜能

　　While nuclear weapons present grave potential dangers,the crisis of overpopulation is still the main problem we are facing today. 虽然核武器存在严重的潜在危险,但我们今天面临的主要问题仍是人口过剩的危机.

　　Protect vt.保卫

　　Emperor Qinshihuang ordered the Great Wall to be built along the northern border to protect the country against attack. 秦始皇命令在北部边界沿线构筑了长城,以保卫国家免受攻击.

　　If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will become extinct.如果我们今天不采取什么措施保护环境,那么成百万的物种将会 灭绝.

　　Recognize vt.认出,识别;承认,确认,认可;赏识,表彰,报偿

　　Most developing countries are faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.大多数的发展国家都必须认识到,拥有越多的人口就意味着生活水平越低下.

　　When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as foreign.当任何非人体器官被移植到一个人身上,他的身体马上会认出它是异质的.

　　reproduce v.复制,再现;繁殖,生殖

　　The movie Jurassic Park and the book on which it was based, suggest the possibility of reproducing dinosaurs in test tubes through genetic engineering.电影《侏罗纪公园》以及它所依据的那本书让人们觉得, 通过基因工程在试管里繁殖恐龙是可能的.

　　Photos can be reproduced without negatives now.现在相片没有底片也可以复制.

　　Rotate v.旋转,转动; 轮流

　　The earth rotates around the sun and at the same time the earth rotates once a day.地球围绕太阳转,与此同时地球每天自转 一次.

　　With victory in hand, the coach rotates his players frequently near the end of the game.因为胜券在握,教练在比赛即将结束时频繁的轮换球员.

　　Slap vt.掴,掌击,拍,啪的一声,放 a.掴,掌击,拍

　　The girl slapped the boy in the face because he kissed her without permission.女孩给了男孩一记耳光因为男孩未经同意吻了她

　　Stroke n.中风;一次努力;击,敲报时的钟声;笔画;抚摸 vt.抚摸

　　With one stroke of his ax, little George Washington had cut the cherry tree down. 用斧子一砍,小乔治.华盛顿就砍倒了这棵樱桃树.

　　The first stroke is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一半.

　　He stroked her hair affectionately.他深情地抚摸着她的头发.

　　Tradition n.传统,惯例

　　Making and having dum- plings on Chinese New Years Eve is a tradition in Northern China .在农历大年夜做饺子,吃饺子是中国北方的传统.

　　Wire n.金属丝,电线;电报,电信 vt.给...安装电线电汇,给...电报

　　Wire vi.打电报

　　The house is not wired for electricity yet. 这所房子还没有铺设好电线.