impoverished
adj. 窮困的
eg. Money and food were sent to the impoverished drought victims.
給貧困的災民送去了救濟金和糧食。

quirk
n. 怪癖
eg. He had a strange quirk of addressing his wife as Mrs Smith.
他很怪, 把自己的妻子稱作史密斯夫人。

mortgage
n. 抵押
eg. We're paying out 300 a month on our mortgage.
我們每月要付300英鎊抵押貸款.

vocational
adj. 職業的
eg. If these can be balanced, the use of a vocational school will be a bonus for his career.
如果這些可以得到平衡，選讀職業學校就會對未來事業的發展大有裨益。

compromise
n. 妥協
eg.He refused to compromise his principles.
他對他的原則寸步不讓。

in retrospect
回顧往事
eg. In retrospect all successful policies seem preordained.
追溯一切成功的政策，看來都有其預兆。

ditch
vt. 丟棄；掘溝
eg. The driver had to ditch the bus.
司機只好把公共汽車駛入溝中。

scuttle off
急促奔跑
eg. Several conscripts were seen to scuttle off barracks.
有人看見幾個新兵從兵營里逃走了。

corridor
n. 走廊
eg. She disappeared down the corridor.
她消失在走廊盡頭。