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inherit
vt.繼承
Princess Diana was a woman of great beauty, and her sons Henry and William inherit some of her looks.
戴安娜王妃是個大美人，兒子亨利和威廉繼承了她的美貌。
The new Japanese administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.
日本新政府繼承了前4年的經濟問題。
investigate
v.調查，調查研究
Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases by following the footprints left at the crime scene.
福爾摩斯通過犯罪現場留下的腳印調查過多宗案件。
legislation
n.法律，法規；立法
The right of legislation belongs to the Congress in the U. S. A.
美國的立法權屬于國會。
mislead
vt.使誤解；把…帶錯路；使誤入歧途
Don't let his friendly manner mislead you into trusting him.
不要讓他那種友好的態度使你誤信他。
Juveniles lacking social experience are likely to be misled by strangers' appearance.
缺少社會經驗的青少年容易為陌生人的外表所迷惑。
pension
n.養老金，撫恤金 vt. 發給…養老金（或退職金、撫恤金等）
Some Russian veterans complained that their tiny nautical pension is hardly enough to pay for one cockroach.
有些俄羅斯退伍兵抱怨說，他們的那點海軍養老金連養活一只蟑螂都不夠。
In the days of inflation people on retirement pensions find it difficult to live.
在通貨膨脹的日子里，靠退休金生活的人發現很難過活。
potential
a.潛在的，可能的 n. 潛力，潛能
While nuclear weapons present grave potential dangers, the crisis of overpopulation is still the main problem we are facing today.
雖然核武器存在嚴重的潛在危險，但我們今天面臨的主要問題仍是人口過剩的危機。
recognize
vt.認出，識別； 承認，確認，認可；賞識，表彰，報償
Most developing countries are faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living.
大多數的發展中國家都必須認識到，擁有越多的人口就意味著生活水平越低下。
When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as foreign.
當任何非人體器官被移植到一個人身上，他的身體馬上會認出它是異質的。
reproduce
v.復制，再現；繁殖，生殖
The movie Jurassic Park and the book on which it was based, suggest the possibility of reproducing dinosaurs in test tubes through genetic engineering.
電影《侏羅紀公園》以及它所依據的那本書讓人們覺得，通過基因工程，在試管里繁殖恐龍是可能的。
Photos can be reproduced without negatives now.
現在相片沒有底片也可以復制。
rotate
v.（使）旋轉，（使）轉動；（使）輪流
The earth rotates around the sun and at the same time the earth rotates once a day.
地球圍繞太陽轉，與此同時地球每天自轉一次。
With victory in hand, the coach rotates his players frequently near the end of the game.
因為勝券在握，教練在比賽即將結束時頻繁地輪換球員。
slap
vt.掌擊，拍；啪的一聲（用力）放下 n. 掌擊，拍
The girl slapped the boy (=gave the boy a slap) in the face because he kissed her without permission.
女孩因為男孩未經同意吻了她而給了他一記耳光。
stroke
n.中風；一舉，一次努力； 劃槳，劃水；擊，敲；報時的鐘聲； 筆劃，一筆；撫摸 vt. 撫摸
With one stroke of his ax, little George Washington had cut the cherry tree down.
小喬治·華盛頓一斧子就砍倒了這棵櫻桃樹。
The first stroke is half the battle.
（諺）良好的開端是成功的一半。
He stroked her hair affectionately.
他深情地撫摸著她的頭發。
tradition
n.傳統，慣例
Making and having dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve is a tradition in Northern China.
在農歷大年夜包餃子、吃餃子是中國北方的傳統。
