1、provide

供給；提供；給予

I'll be glad to provide a copy of this.

我很愿意提供它的一個副本。

They would not provide any details.

他們不愿提供任何細節。

（法律或協議）規定

The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases.

條約規定，到本世紀末，美國必須撤除其基地。

The Act provides that only the parents of a child have a responsibility for that child's financial support.

法令規定只有孩子的父母才有責任為孩子提供經濟支持。

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。

（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。

結算（賬目）；（使）收支相等

teaching them to balance the books.

教他們結平賬目

To make the books balance, spending must fall and taxes must rise.

為了使收支相等，必須減少支出，增加稅收