avoid v. 避開，躲開，避免
　　例：I avoided him as much as possible. 我盡量避開他。She braked suddenly and avoided an accident. 她緊急剎車，避免了一場車禍。搭配：avoid doing sth. 避開做某事：He avoided answering my questions. 他避而不答我的問題。avoid sb.(sth.)like the plague極力回避：He　s been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel. 吵架以后，他一直如避蛇蝎似地躲著我。

　　behavio(u)r n. ①行為 ②(機器等的)運轉狀態
　　例：He was on his best behavior. 他表現極好。The aircraft’s behavior was satisfactory on its first test flight. 那架飛機在第一次試飛時運轉情況令人滿意。拓展：behave v. 行為表現，舉動，舉止
　　聽力擴展： One night, a boy wakes up, and has a drink of water. After drinking, he scratches the wall of his house painfully. At that moment, his father sees this behavior, and doubts. The next night, the boy wakes up all the same, and still has a drink of water. After drinking, he has the same behavior like the last night. His father still sees this behavior, and still doubts. The third night, his father thinks why his son has so painful behavior so his father drinks the same water before his son wakes up. After drinking, his father also scratches the wall of his house painfully. Then he says endlessly, “Fuck! Why the water is so thermal.”一天晚上，男孩起床喝水，喝完之后便痛苦地抓墻。他的舉動被爸爸看見，爸爸感到不解。第二天晚上，兒子又醒來喝水，喝完后又痛苦地抓墻，正好又被爸爸看見，爸爸仍是十分疑惑。第三天晚上，爸爸尋思為什么兒子會有那樣痛苦的舉動呢，于是爸爸沒等兒子起來就去兒子處喝水。結果，他也痛苦地抓墻，然后一直在說：“見鬼，為什么水會這么熱!”【注】thermal a. 熱的

　　business n. ①生意 ②事情
　　例：Mr. Jones is in the business of selling cars. 瓊斯先生從事汽車銷售。This is none of your business. 這與你不相干。搭配：on business 因公，因事：Tom was on business last week. 上周湯姆出差了。
　　聽力擴展： A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to show his success, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working. Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, “Can I help you?”The man said, “Yeah, I’ve come to activate your phone lines.”一個年輕人的公司剛剛開張。他租用了漂亮的辦公室，辦公室內還擺放了古董作裝飾。這天，年輕人看到一個人走進了辦公室。為顯示自己是個成功的老板，年輕人拿起電話假裝正在談大買賣。好不容易電話“打”完，掛上聽筒，便問來訪者：“您有事嗎?”對方回答說：“有事。我是來開通電話的”。【注】antiques n. 古董;activate v. 激活，開通

　　challenge n. ①挑戰 ②艱巨的事;v. ①要求 ②激發，刺激
　　例：He received a challenge to a TV debate. 他要參加電視辯論賽，這對他是一個挑戰。I challenged him to show his proof. 我要他拿出證據。
　　聽力擴展：I have worked as an executive secretary for 5 years, first for trading companies, and now I am working for a trust company. I interact well with peers, clients, administrators and bosses. I thrive on challenge and work well in high　stress environments. I have received some special training in computers. Besides I am good at operating common office machines, such as fax machines and duplicating machines. 我已經做行政秘書五年了，開始是為一家貿易公司工作，現在是一家信托公司。我與同事、客戶、管理人員和老板相處得非常好。我能應對挑戰，而且在高壓環境中也能工作很出色。我接受過計算機專業培訓，能熟練操作諸如傳真機和復印機等辦公設施。【注】thrive on因……蓬勃發展;fax machine n. 傳真機;duplicating machine n. 復印機

　　claim n. 要求，聲稱;v. ①要求，索取 ②主張
　　例：Mary made a claim to the pencil. 瑪麗認為她應得到這支鉛筆。The old man claimed the land. 老人要求得到這塊土地。She claimed that the ring was stolen, not lost. 她聲言那只戒指是被偷的，而不是遺失的。搭配：claim to fame 與眾不同之處，成名的原因：The town’s only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Edgar. 小鎮所以成名的唯一原因是它是埃德加的出生地。lay claim to 堅持對……的權利：She laid claim to her father’s crown. 她要求繼承父親的王位。拓展：claimant n. 申請者，要求者

　　communication n. 傳達，交流
　　例：The satellite has become an important means of communication. 衛星已成為重要的通信工具。Communication between old and young people is not as difficult as you think. 老年人與年輕人之間的交流沒有你想象的那樣難。拓展：communicate v. ①溝通 ②通信
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Why are you interested in working in personnel department?
　　B: I am good with people and have excellent communication skills.
　　A: Do you consider it a rewarding job?
　　B: Very much so.
　　A：你為什么喜歡在人事部門工作?
　　B：我擅長與人相處，交際能力強。
　　A：你覺得這項工作有意義嗎?
　　B：非常有意義。

　　concern v. 關于，涉及，關系到;n. 關心的事，重要的事
　　例：The news concerns your brother. 這消息與你兄弟有關。That’s no concern of mine. 那不關我的事。搭配：as far as…is concerned就……而言：The measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned. 就通貨膨脹而言，這些措施無關緊要。have no concern with(正式)與……無關：Drama seemed to have no concern with “truth”at all. 戲劇似乎與“事實”毫無關系。拓展：concerned a. 憂慮的;concerning prep. 關于
　　聽力擴展：He is suspected to be afflicted with cancer. Doctors are checking his body and the result will come out tomorrow. His bad health gives some cause for concern. It may be lung cancer. He loves smoking. Everyone of my family always asked him to give up, but he never cared. Some people know smoking is harmful to our health, but they still can’t give up smoking. 他被懷疑得了癌癥。醫生們正在為他做身體檢查，結果明天會出來。他的健康很令人擔心。可能是肺癌吧。他很愛抽煙，家里每個人都讓他戒煙，但他總是不在乎。一些人明明知道抽煙有害健康，但是就是戒不了。 【注】suspected a. 可疑的，令人懷疑的;afflict v. 使痛苦，折磨

　　consumer n. 消費者，消耗者
　　例：Consumer demand grew steadily. 消費需求穩步增長。Enforcement of Consumer Protection Legislation. 強制執行消費者保護法。

　　create v. ①創造，設計 ②引起，產生
　　例：An artist should create beautiful things. 藝術家應該創造美的東西。That would create a wrong impression. 那將造成一種錯誤的印象。拓展：creation n. 創造，產生;creative a. 創造的，創造性的
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Certainly! If you got you clothes by yourself, you could show off in front of me. Once your parents leave you, you will be a useless man.
　　B: Maybe I am wrong. Sorry, I shouldn’t be rude just now. I see. We should depend on ourselves! We can create our future without our parents!
　　A：當然，如果這些衣服是你自己買的，你可以在我面前炫耀。一旦離開父母，你就是一個無用之人。
　　B：也許我錯了。對不起，我剛剛不該那么粗魯。我明白了，應該靠自己!我們可以自己獨立創造未來。【注】rude a. 粗魯的，魯莽的

　　describe v. ①描寫，敘述 ②把……說成
　　例：He described in detail how the accident happened. 他詳細地敘述了事故發生的原委。He describes himself as a doctor. 他聲稱自己是醫生。拓展：description n. 描寫，敘述;descriptive a. 描述的，敘述的

　　easily ad. ①容易地 ②無疑，確實
　　例：You can find books easily in this library. 在這個圖書館找書很方便。That is easily the best TV program. 那無疑是最佳電視節目。
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: Do you come to this club a lot?
　　B: I come here at least twice a week. My friends keep telling me I have to lose weight.
　　A: You’re kidding!
　　B: Yeah. But seriously speaking, if I don　t exercise, I easily gain weight.
　　A：你經常到這個俱樂部來嗎?
　　B：每周至少來兩次。朋友們老說我該減肥了。
　　A：你在開玩笑吧。
　　B：沒有。說正經的，如果不鍛煉，我很容易變胖的。

　　environment n. 環境
　　例：Children need a happy home environment. 孩子們需要愉快的家庭環境。It is highly important to preserve the environment. 保護自然環境至關重要。搭配： inhabited environment居住環境：We should protect our inhabited environment. 我們應該保護我們的居住環境。拓展：environmental a. 周圍的，環境的
　　聽力擴展：
　　A: I think the biggest environment problem in China is air pollution.
　　B: Yes, I agree. The air here is much more polluted than in my country. Of course, my country is more agricultural and has much less industry.
　　A：我覺得中國最大的環境問題是空氣污染。
　　B：我同意。這里的空氣污染比我的國家嚴重多了。當然，我的國家以農業為主，工業比重較小。