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inaugurate
vt.開始，開展； 為…舉行就職典禮，使正式就任；為…舉行開幕式，為…舉行落成儀式
American presidents are always inaugurated on January 20th.
美國總統總是在元月20日宣誓就職的。
incidence
n.發生率
It is reported that the incidence of illiteracy of China is noticeably decreasing.
據報道，中國文盲率正在顯著下降。
marginal
a.微小的，少量的，不重要的；僅以微弱多數票獲勝的；記(或印)在頁邊的，有旁注的
Students should develop a habit of making marginal notes while reading.
學生應養成閱讀時在書的頁邊上做筆記的習慣。
nonetheless
ad.盡管如此，依然，然而
The main stream of the world's situation is peace; nonetheless, local conflicts never stop.
盡管世界形勢的主流是和平，但是地區沖突從來就沒有停止過。
plausible
a.似有道理的，似乎正確的，貌似可信的
The American intervention in the Balkan affairs seemed plausible, but it was a typical American hegemonic behavior.
美國對巴爾干事務的干涉貌似有理，其實那是典型的美國式霸權主義行徑。
poke
vt.捅，戳；用…戳(或捅)，把…戳向；伸出，突出 vi. 伸出，突出 n. 戳，捅
Passengers are not allowed to poke their heads out of the windows when the bus is moving.
公共汽車開動時，乘客不要將頭伸出窗外。
pore
n.毛孔，細孔 vi. (over)仔細閱讀，審視
Before signing a contract you should pore over every clause in case you are fooled.
簽合同前應仔細審讀合同的每一條款，以防萬一上當受騙。
referee
n.裁判員；證明人，推薦人；仲裁者 v. 當裁判
In a football match, one referee and two linesmen shall be appointed to officiate in each game.
足球比賽中，每場比賽任命一名裁判員、兩名巡邊員執行裁判任務。
shaft
n.柄，桿；軸；(光的)束，光線
The shaft of an arrow is made of alloy material.
箭桿是用合金材料制作的。
shepherd
n.牧羊人vt. 帶領，引導
The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.
乘客們被引導走過跑道登機。
shuttle
n. (織機的)梭子；航天飛機；短程穿梭運行的飛機(或火車、汽車)vi. 穿梭般來回vt. 短程穿梭運送
With a modern transportation network between Guangzhou and Shenzhen, trains and buses and lorries shuttle passengers and goods across the two cities.
廣州與深圳間建有現代化交通網絡，火車、大巴和卡車穿梭于兩市運送乘客和貨物。
thereafter
ad.之后，以后
In dialing a local call, the first three minutes will cost you 0.5 yuan;thereafter, each minute will cost 0.1 yuan.
打市內電話頭3分鐘為0.5元，以后每分鐘為 0.1元。
thrill
n.興奮，激動；引起激動的事物 v. (使)非常興奮或激動
It's really a pity that the Chinese football team has never thrilled the fans these years.
中國足球隊近年來從未讓球迷興奮過，真是令人遺憾。
update
vt.更新，使現代化 n. 最新信息
We have to update the English textbooks, because they are too obsolete to students.
我們必須更新英語教材，因為它們太過時了，不能滿足學生的要求。
velocity
n.速度，速率
A bullet goes from the gun with a velocity of 3,000 feet a second.
子彈以每秒3000英尺的速度從槍里射出。
wedge
n.楔(子) vt. 把…楔牢，塞入
The people wedged me into the corner when the movie was over.
電影結束時人們把我擠到角落里。
