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academic a.學(xué)校的,學(xué)院的; 學(xué)術(shù)的;純理論的
A business-management major with a remarkable academic record, ;工商管理專業(yè)且學(xué)習(xí) 成績優(yōu)異,
he easily got a well-paid and promising job in a big firm. ;他輕而易舉地在一家 大公司找到高薪而有 前途的工作.

coach n.教練,指導(dǎo);長途公共 汽車;(鐵路)旅客車廂 vt.訓(xùn)練,指導(dǎo),輔導(dǎo)
Many NBA basketball players coach after successful playing careers. ;許多NBA籃球球員在成功 的運(yùn)動(dòng)生涯后當(dāng)了教練.

conclude vt.推斷出,推論出; 結(jié)束;締結(jié),議定 vi.結(jié)束,了解
A tragedy always concludes with the hero's or the heroine's death. ;悲劇總是隨男主人公或 女主人公的死亡而告終.

crack v.(使)破裂, (使)裂開;(使) 發(fā)出爆裂聲,打,擊 n.裂縫;破裂聲
In cold weather, boiling water can crack the glass. ;在寒冷的天氣,沸騰的 開水會(huì)把玻璃杯燙裂.
The "21st Century Cup" English Speech Contest sponsored by China Daily ;《中國日?qǐng)?bào)》主辦的 “21世紀(jì)杯”英語演 講比賽

delivery n.投遞,送交;發(fā)表, 宣布,講;給產(chǎn)婦接生
was divided into two parts: ;分為兩部分:
the delivery of a prepared speech and the question-and- answer section. ;一部分是做有準(zhǔn)備的講演 一部分是回答問題.

dissolve v.(使)溶解, (使)融化;消失, 減弱;解散
Make a glass of black tea,put in two cubes of sugar, ;泡一杯紅茶,放進(jìn)兩塊 方糖,
keep stirring the tea until the sugar dissolves, ;不斷攪拌茶,直到糖融化
add a piece of lemon and some ice cubes, ;加上一片檸檬和一些 冰塊,
and you get a glass of pleasantly sweet ice tea! ;一杯甘甜的冰茶就做成 了！

electronic a.電子的 n.(~s)電子學(xué); 電子設(shè)備
Most electronic components use silicon chips these days. ;現(xiàn)在多數(shù)電子元件都 用到硅片.
I majored in electronics and I want to be an electronic engineer. ;我是學(xué)電子學(xué)專業(yè)的, 想成為一名電子工程師.

entertain vt.招待,款待; 給…娛樂 vi.招待,請(qǐng)客
We hired a magician to entertain the children at the party. ;我們雇了一個(gè)魔術(shù)師在 派對(duì)上逗孩子們開心.

financial a.金融的,財(cái)政的
Southeast Asia's financial crisis has taught people a profound lesson. ;東南亞的金融危機(jī)帶給 人們深刻的教訓(xùn).

frequency n.次數(shù),頻率; 經(jīng)常發(fā)生,頻繁
Parkinson's disease occurs with increasing frequency in older people. ;帕金森氏病在老人身上 更為頻發(fā).

gravity n.重力,地心引力; 嚴(yán)重
Enormous energy is needed to launch a spacecraft against gravity. ;發(fā)射飛船需要巨大的能量 來擺脫地心引力.

halt v.(使)停止,(使)停住 n.停止,停住,暫停
No one can halt the advance of history. ;誰也阻擋不了歷史的 前進(jìn).

immigrant n.移民,僑民
New York has a huge number of immigrants. ;紐約有數(shù)目巨大的移民.

insult vt.侮辱,辱罵 n.侮辱,凌辱
To call a person an idiot is an insult. ;稱一個(gè)人為白癡是一種 侮辱.
(You insult a person by calling him an idiot.) ;稱一個(gè)人為白癡是一 種侮辱.

marine a.海洋的,海生的, 海產(chǎn)的;海軍的;海事的 n.海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)士兵
The oil slick in the Persian Gulf seriously threatened the marine life around the sea. ;波斯灣的油泄漏嚴(yán)重威脅 了附近海域的海洋生物.

mysterious a.神秘的,難以理解的; 詭秘的
American actress Marilyn Monroe has been dead for a long time. ;美國女演員瑪麗蓮. 夢(mèng)露已死去多年,
The cause of her death is still mysterious even to historians. ;但她的死因即使對(duì)史學(xué)家 也仍是個(gè)謎團(tuán).

outset n.開始,開端
At the outset of his career,he was full of ambition but not anymore. ;在事業(yè)剛開始時(shí), 他躊躇滿志,但是 現(xiàn)在卻變了.

positive a.確實(shí)的,明確的; 積極的,肯定的; 正的,陽極的
A kind teacher ;和善的老師
always takes a very positive attitude when correcting students' mistakes. ;在糾正學(xué)生錯(cuò)誤時(shí)總是 采取多肯定成績的態(tài)度.

protection n.保衛(wèi),防護(hù)
Our medical insurance offers protection for the whole family in the event of illness. ;我們的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)可為 生病的任何家庭成員 提供保障.

realm n.界,領(lǐng)域,范圍; 王國,國度
The light music led us into a realm of peace and pleasure. ;輕音樂帶領(lǐng)我們進(jìn)入一個(gè) 安寧愉悅的一國.

register v.登記,注冊(cè); 把(郵件)掛號(hào) n.登記,注冊(cè); 登記表,注冊(cè)簿
Foreign visitors must register with the state officials upon entering the country. ;外國旅客一入國境就必 須向國家官員辦理登記.

rouse vt.驚起,喚醒,喚起
An English teacher should try all means ;一個(gè)英語老師應(yīng)當(dāng)千 方百計(jì)
to rouse students' interests in English learning. ;喚起學(xué)生對(duì)英語學(xué)習(xí) 的興趣.

scenery n.風(fēng)景,景色; 舞臺(tái)布景
Last summer holiday, I went to Qing Hai ;去年暑期,我去了青海,
and was amazed at the beautiful scenery of the mountains and lakes. ;并為它山川湖泊所呈現(xiàn) 的美景而驚訝.

senior a.資格較老的,地位較 高的;n.年長的較年長 者(中學(xué)或大學(xué)的)高 年級(jí)學(xué)生
There are a few seats on buses reserved for senior citizens and the pregnant. ;公共汽車上設(shè)有一些 老人和孕婦的專座.

spill v.(使)溢出, (使)灑落 n.溢出
It's no use crying over spilt milk! ;牛奶灑了,哭也沒用！ (喻:不已經(jīng)發(fā)生而無法補(bǔ) 救的事懊悔是沒用的)
The same thing said in a different tone will convey a different message. ;同樣的話用不同的語調(diào) 說出來會(huì)表達(dá)不同的信 息.
tone n.音調(diào),腔調(diào),語氣, 風(fēng)格;色調(diào)

ultimate a.根本的,最終的; 極端的 n.頂點(diǎn),終極
The anti-Japanese war ended for us in an ultimate victory. ;抗日戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以我們的最后 勝利而告終.

vanish vi.突然不見,消失; 不復(fù)存在,絕跡
Wonderful dreams may come true or may vanish into thin air. ;美夢(mèng)也許會(huì)成真, 也許會(huì)成為泡影.

withstand vt.經(jīng)受,承受,抵住
Shakespeare's works undoubtedly withstands the rest of time. ;莎士比亞的作品無疑 承受住了時(shí)間的考驗(yàn).