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1.effective adj.有效的；起作用的
Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.
淺色是掛放圖畫或鏡子很有效果的襯托。
2.conclusion n.結論
Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician.
這些年來，我得出的結論是她是一位非常偉大的音樂家。
3.pronounce vt.宣布，宣稱；演講
The authorities took time to pronounce their verdicts.
當局斟酌權衡再三才宣布他們的決定。
4.interrupt vt.暫停；中斷；打擾；妨礙
Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.
稍高些的植物遮擋了房內的視線。
5.sabotage v.蓄意破壞
He accused the opposition of trying to sabotage the election.
他譴責反對派企圖阻撓選舉的進行。
6.covertly adv.偷偷摸摸地
It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the IRA.
她暗中給愛爾蘭共和軍提供了大筆資助的事情即將曝光。
7.mundane adj.平凡的
Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.
她在倫敦的生活平淡無奇，幾乎有些枯燥。
8.pervasive adj.普遍的；擴大的；滲透的
She lives with a pervasive sense of guilt.
她生活在深深的愧疚之中。
9.undermine v.逐漸削弱
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
持續的戰斗會破壞希望通過談判來達成協議的努力。
10.dilemma n.窘境，困境
Public policy on the family presents liberals with a dilemma.
有關家庭的公共政策使自由主義者陷入了進退兩難的境地。
11.mark-up n.增高標價
But a mark-up of one per cent seems rather high.
但是你們的利率標高一個百分點是相當高的。
