1、capital

資本;資金

Companies are having difficulty in raising capital.

各公司融資困難。

A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.

一大筆資金投入了各分公司。

(廠房、機器等)固定資產,資本資產

capital equipment that could have served to increase production.

本可以用來增加產出的資產設備

capital investment.

資本投資

(工商業活動的)中心

Colmar has long been considered the capital of the wine trade.

科爾馬長期以來一直被視為葡萄酒貿易中心。

New York, the fashion capital of the world.

紐約,世界時尚之都

(犯罪)情節嚴重的,可判處死刑的

Espionage is a capital offence in this country.

在這個國家,從事間諜活動是死罪。

Americans wrongly convicted of capital crimes.

被誤判死罪的美國人

2、balance

（使）保持平衡；（使）平穩

I balanced on the ledge.

我在窗臺上站穩。

He balanced a football on his head.

他將一只足球穩穩地頂在頭上。

使（力量、重要性等）相等；使均衡；使持平

Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.

做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相當。

The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs.

國家必須找出平衡這兩種需求的辦法。

（力量、重要性等的）均衡，均勢

Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values.

他們的婚姻在傳統和現代價值觀之間保持著微妙平衡。

There was no other way to ensure that people would get the right balance of foods.

沒有其他方法可以確保人們飲食均衡。