weed
v. 除去…的雜草；除草
n. 雜草，野草

assume
vt. suppose 假設(shè)；以為

compliment▲
vt. praise 贊揚
n. 贊美的言辭或行為

work out
plan; solve; calculate 制定出；解決；算出

weekly
a. happening once a week or every week 每周的；一周一次的

clean up
make clean and tidy 打掃，清除

helpful
a. giving help; useful 有幫助的；有用的

do with
(used in questions with what) 對待，處理

determination
n. 決心，決定

personnel
n. 人事部門；全體人員，全體職員

apprentice
n. 學(xué)徒

capacity
n. the ability to understand or do sth. 能力，才能

micrometer
n. 測微計，千分尺

precision
n. the quality of being exact 精密；精確（性）

turn down
refuse 拒絕

graduate
v. （使）畢業(yè)
n. （尤指大學(xué)）畢業(yè)生

skilled
a. having skill; needing skill 熟練的，有技巧的；技術(shù)性的

grinder
n. 磨工

grind (ground)
vt. 磨，磨碎，碾碎

instrument
n. 工具，器械，儀器

for sale
intended to be sold 待售

wreck
n. 殘破物；（尤指失事船只、飛機等的）殘骸

call on
visit (sb.) for a short time 拜訪

banker
n. 銀行家；銀行高級職員

loan
vt. lend (sth.) 借，貸
n. 貸款；借，貸

character
n. （人的）品德；品質(zhì)；性格

damn
a.，n. (infml) (usu. used in negatives) of even the smallest amount 絲毫

reluctantly
ad. 勉強地

reluctant a.

mortgage▲
n. 抵押借款，按揭

discard
vt. (fml)throw away 拋棄

odds and ends
零星雜物，瑣碎物品

screen
n. 紗門，紗窗；屏；熒屏

hardware
n. 五金器具；（計算機的）硬件

spot
n. a particular place；a small dirty mark 地點；斑點

confidence
n. 信心

amaze
vt. surprise (sb.) very much 使驚愕，使詫異

amazement
n. 驚愕，詫異

pepper
n. 辣椒；胡椒粉

Italian
a. 意大利的

diet
n. food and drink usually taken by a person or group 日常飲食

send for
ask for the arrival of 派人去叫，召喚；派人去取

hunt
v. 尋找；打獵

abandon
vt. give up completely or forever 拋棄，放棄

property
n. land, buildings or both together; sth. which is owned （房）地產(chǎn)；財產(chǎn)

shed
n. 小屋，棚
vt. 使脫落；使流出，散發(fā)出

sometime
ad. 某個時候

sponsor
vt. 為…做保證人；主辦，發(fā)起
n. 保證人；主辦者，發(fā)起人

amuse
vt. cause to laugh or smile; cause to spend time in a pleasant manner 逗樂；給…提供娛樂

approach
v. come near(er) to 接近

millionaire▲
n. 百萬富翁

pass away
(euph) (esp. of a person) die 去世

handle
vt. manage; control 管理，處理；操縱

livable
a. fit or pleasant to live in 適于居住的

homey
a. (infml) pleasant; like home 舒適的；像家一樣的

tractor
n. 拖拉機

stature
n. 身材，身高；境界

industrialist
n. 工業(yè)家，實業(yè)家

route
n. 路線，路程

principle
n. guiding rule for behavior; basic truth 信條；原則；原理

vision
n. the ability to make great plans for the future; sight; the ability to see 遠(yuǎn)見；視覺，視力

optimism▲
n. 樂觀主義

self-respect
n. proper respect for oneself 自尊；自重

above all
most important of all 最重要的是

integrity▲
n. quality of being honest and responsible; state of being complete 正直；完整

rung
n. （梯子的）橫檔，梯級

basement▲
n. 地下室

giant
a. of great size or force 巨大的
n. 巨人

balance
n. 平衡；余額

balance sheet
資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表

decimal▲
小數(shù)

create
vt. produce or make (esp. sth. new) 創(chuàng)造，創(chuàng)作

Proper Names

Tony Trivisonno
托尼·特里韋索諾

Frederick C. Crawford
弗雷德里克·C·克羅弗德

Italy
意大利

Rome
羅馬（意大利首都）