feature n. ①特征 ②容貌
　　例：The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting. 用魔鬼象征罪惡是中世紀繪畫的特色。Wet weather is a feature of life in this area. 天氣潮濕是這個地區(qū)的特點。搭配：feature…as… 以……為特色：The film features Anthony Hopkins as Picasso. 這部電影由安東尼·霍普金斯扮演畢加索。feature in 起重要作用：Olive oil and garlic feature prominently in his recipes. 橄欖油和大蒜在他的食譜中顯得很重要。拓展：featured a. 有……的面貌特征的
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Do you know what the main feature the Sydney Olympics is?
　　B: Of course, I know. Environmental protection.
　　A: Do you know when IOC put forward the issue of environmental protection?
　　B: Sorry, I have no idea about it.
　　A: Let me tell you. In 1991, at that time, Sydney put forward the slogan “environmental protection”, thus, it won the bid.
　　B: What a nice memory! Oh, I know that Beijing and Sydney bid for the Olympic Games together.
　　A: Yeah, Sydney had five strategies: save energy, save water, reduce trash, prevent pollution, and protect the environment.
　　B: They have racked their brain.
　　A：你知道悉尼奧運會有什么特點嗎?
　　B：我當然知道。環(huán)保啊!
　　A：你知道國際奧委會在哪一年提出環(huán)保問題的嗎?
　　B：抱歉，我還真不知道。
　　A：我告訴你，是1991年。當時，悉尼正是打出“環(huán)保牌”才贏得申辦權(quán)的。
　　B：好記性!噢，我知道那時北京和悉尼一起參加申奧。
　　A：不錯，悉尼有五大戰(zhàn)略，即：節(jié)能、節(jié)水、減少垃圾、防止污染與保護環(huán)境。
　　B：他們可謂絞盡腦汁。【注】rack one　s brain 絞盡腦汁

　　focus n. 焦點，焦距;v. 集中，聚集
　　例：Bring the object into focus if you want a sharp photograph. 要照出清晰的照片，就要把焦點對準物體。搭配：focus on 集中于……：The discussion focused on three main problems. 討論集中在三個主要問題上。In this scene, the camera focuses on the actor’s face. 在這個鏡頭中，攝影機對準演員的臉部。拓展：focused a. 聚集的
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Did you know that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize?
　　B: Yes. The Nobel Committee must be crazy; they really made a wrong decision.
　　A: Why?
　　B: You know no presidents can be a real pacifist; they can only focus on their own nation’s benefits.
　　A: Maybe you are right, but I think the Committee made a wise decision.
　　B: How did you get this conclusion?
　　A: The Nobel Committee compelled Obama to be a pacifist by conferring the prize on him. So the world can be really peaceful.
　　B: It is interesting. It seems that it’s Tripitaka’s Curse.
　　A: Yes, the Nobel Peace Prize is an inhibiting magic phrase.
　　B: It looks like I should support the decision.
　　A：你知道奧巴馬獲得諾貝爾和平獎了嗎?
　　B：嗯，諾貝爾委員會一定是瘋了，他們真是做錯決定了。
　　A：為什么?
　　B：你知道，沒有哪個總統(tǒng)是真正的和平主義者的，他們只看重本國的利益。
　　A：也許你是對的，但是我覺得諾貝爾委員會的決定是明智的。
　　B：你怎么會這么認為呢?
　　A：諾貝爾委員會通過這個獎項迫使奧巴馬成為和平主義者，這樣世界就能真正和平了。
　　B：真有趣，聽起來就像是三藏的緊箍咒。
　　A：對啊，諾貝爾和平獎就是緊箍咒。
　　B：看來我應(yīng)該支持這個決定了。

　　【注】pacifist n. 和平主義者;Tripitaka’s Curse 三藏的緊箍咒;inhibiting a. 約束的

　　function n. 功能;v. 運行，起作用
　　例：The machine won’t function properly if you don’t oil it well. 如果不給機器加油, 它就無法正常運轉(zhuǎn)。搭配：function as sb./sth. 起……作用，具有……功能：I need money to be able to function as an artist. 有錢才能成為藝術(shù)家。

　　given a. ①傾向于，② 贈予的;prep. 如果有，假如
　　例：After 10 years in prison, he was given his freedom. 他在監(jiān)獄服刑10年后獲釋。Given the same treatment again, he is sure to get well. 如果照樣再給他治療一次，他肯定會痊愈。
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: By the courtesy of Mr. Johnson, we are given to understand the name and address of your company. If it is not too much trouble, we look forward to our tour for your firm, and moreover, we would like to talk to some of the technicians.
　　B: Thanks for your calling. Please let me know when you are free; we will arrange the tour for you in advance.
　　A: Thank you very much; I’ll give you a call this afternoon.
　　B: That’s for sure. I believe that you will know our products better after the visit.
　　A：承蒙約翰先生的介紹，我們得知貴公司的名稱和地址。如果不是太麻煩的話，我們盼著參觀你們的工廠，并想與技術(shù)員交流交流。
　　B：謝謝你的來電。請告訴我你們什么時候有空，我們好提前作安排。
　　A：非常感謝，今天下午我會給你電話確認。
　　B：就這么定了。我相信，參觀之后你會對我們的產(chǎn)品更加了解。

　　identify v. ①識別，認明 ②覺得與……有聯(lián)系
　　例：She identified that the man was her attacker. 她認出那個男人就是襲擊過她的人。One can not identify happiness with wealth. 幸福和財富不能混為一談。搭配：identify with sb. 諒解，同情：I couldn　t enjoy the book because I couldn　t identify with any of the main characters. 我不喜歡這本書，因為我無法與其中的任何主要角色產(chǎn)生共鳴。identify as 確認，認出：The bodies were identified as two suspected drug dealers. 尸體已被辨認，原來是兩名毒販嫌疑人。拓展：identification n. 鑒定，辨認，確定

　　importance n. 重要(性)，重大
　　例：He has an exaggerated idea of his own importance. 他自視過高。He emphasized the importance of careful driving. 他強調(diào)小心駕駛的重要性。搭配：attach importance to 重視：The police officer attached great importance to finding out the criminal at the meeting. 警官在會上高度強調(diào)抓捕罪犯的重要性。
　　聽力擴展： In my opinion, to protect environment, the government must take even more concrete measures. First, it should let people fully realize the importance of environmental protection through education. Second, much more efforts should be made to put the population planning policy into practice, because more people mean more pollution. Finally, those who destroy the environment intentionally should be severely punished. We should let them know that destroying environment means destroying mankind themselves.我的看法是，為了保護環(huán)境，政府應(yīng)當采取更具體的措施。首先，應(yīng)當通過教育的方法使人們充分認識到環(huán)境保護的重要性。第二，應(yīng)更加努力地把計劃生育政策付諸實施，因為人口多就意味著污染嚴重。最后，嚴懲故意破壞環(huán)境者。要讓他們明白破壞環(huán)境就是毀滅人類自己。

　　improvement n. 改進，改善
　　例：The humanitarian scientist called on the improvement of the poor’s living condition. 這位人道主義科學家呼吁改善窮人的生活條件。I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition. 我看他的情況不會有什么改善。搭配：improvement in/on/to 改善，改進：There is still room for improvement in your work. 你的工作尚有改善的余地。This is a great improvement on your previous work. 你的工作比先前有很大進步。
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: I saw a photo on internet just now; it’s a photo of a big family.
　　B: There must be many people in it.
　　A: Yeah, 150 members of Gao in De Chang county took the photo.
　　B: How great the family is!
　　A: It includes five generations from the aged to babies.
　　B: It’s rare to see such a big family.
　　A: Yeah, it was the first time to gather together for them since 600 years.
　　B: They were offered the opportunity because of the improvement of our living standards.
　　A: Yeah, dramatic changes have taken place in the big family in a hundred years.
　　B: They must be so excited.
　　A：剛剛在網(wǎng)上看到一張照片，是一個大家庭的全家福。
　　B：照片里肯定有很多人吧。
　　A：是的，德昌縣高家150多人拍成了“百人全家福”。
　　B：真是個龐大的家庭啊!
　　A：五代人同照，從耄耋老人到吃奶的嬰兒。
　　B：這么大的家庭在世界上很少見呢。
　　A：是啊，這也是高家600年來全家人第一次聚會。
　　B：現(xiàn)在生活水平提高了，為他們提供了這次機會。
　　A：是的，這個大家庭在百年里發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化。
　　B：他們一定都很高興。