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presumably
ad.概，可能，據推測
The HR manager should have arrived. Presumably, the bad weather delayed the flight.
人力資源經理早該到了，大概惡劣的天氣使飛機誤點了。
Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times.
拿破侖也許是現代最偉大的軍事家。
primitive
a.原始的，早期的；簡單的，粗糙的 n.原（始）人，原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe.
愛斯基摩人居住在北美地區的北冰洋海岸與格陵蘭島部分地區以及西伯利亞的東北地區， 他們被看做是一個原始的部族。
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.
小貝殼曾經被當作簡單的錢幣使用。
prompt
vt.使，推動；提示 a. 敏捷的，及時的，迅速的 n. 提詞，提示
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread.
可憐的男孩承認他偷面包是因為他太餓了。
Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers' bounden duty.
立即服從命令是軍人的天職。
reputation
n.名氣，名聲，聲譽
Some people take good reputation more important than life.
有的人把好名聲看得比生命還重要。
My grandpa may be a man of no reputation, but he is definitely a man of honor.
我的祖父也許是個默默無聞的人，但他絕對是個正直的人。
resort
vi.（to）求助，憑借，訴諸 n. 求助，憑借，訴諸； 求助（或憑借）的對象，采用的手段（或方法）；常去之地，勝地
Merely resorting to force couldn't resolve the conflicts in the Middle East.
單靠訴諸武力解決不了中東的爭端。
Chengde is a famous summer resort. The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there.
承德是著名的避暑勝地， 清朝的皇帝就特別喜歡去那兒。
revenue
n.（尤指大宗的）收入；（政府的）稅收
State universities in the U. S. get most of their revenue from taxes.
在美國的州立大學大部分收入靠稅款。
In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities.
僅財政稅一項，英國政府從煙民那里收到的錢就足以支付全部教育設施開支。
routine
n.例行公事，慣例，慣常的程序 a. 例行的，常規的
The routine business of the assistant to the general manager includes preparing various kind of documents.
總經理助理的日常事務之一是準備各類文件。
Mother found it difficult to establish a new routine after retirement.
母親退休后覺得很難建立起新的生活秩序。
solemn
a.嚴肅的；莊嚴的，隆重的
The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tian'anmen Square is a solemn ceremony.
每天在天安門廣場升國旗是個莊嚴的儀式。
sorrow
n.悲哀，悲痛；傷心事，不幸的事
You can't conceal your sorrow, because your eyes tell us everything.
你隱藏不了悲傷，因為你的眼睛已告訴了我們一切。
When Chairman Mao died, the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow.
當毛主席逝世時， 全國人民陷入了深深的悲痛之中。
steer
vt.駕駛，為…操舵；引導 vi. 駕駛
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity.
閉關自守的政策不能引導國家走向繁榮。
How does your car steer? Does it corner well?
你的車開起來怎么樣？轉彎靈活嗎？
supplement
n.增補（物），補充（物）；增刊，副刊 vt. 增補，補充
Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books.
有些老師著書以增加日常的收入。
The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily.
《21世紀英文報》是《中國日報》的副刊。
thoughtful
a.沉思的，思考的；體貼的，關心的
Why do you always have thoughtful looks?
你為什么總是帶著沉思的表情？
You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife.
有個這么體貼的妻子，你真幸運。
It's very thoughtful of you.
你真夠細心體貼的。
