1. idle a. 懶惰的;無所事事的
Spring makes everyone feel idle.
春天使每個人都覺得懶洋洋的。
2. deficit n. 不足額;赤字
a foreign trade deficit
外貿逆差
3. mortgage V. 抵押
The house was mortgaged to the bank for fifty thousand dollars.
這所房子抵押給銀行借得五萬元。
4. upheaval n. 動亂;激變;劇變
Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.
大批失業會導致社會動亂。
5. bastion n. 堡壘
These clubs are the last bastions of male privilege.
這些俱樂部是男性特權的最后堡壘。