illusion：錯誤的觀念;錯誤的感覺

e.g. I have no illusions about my ability.

我對自己的能力如何頗有自知之明。

shuttle：(使)頻繁往來于(兩地之間)

e.g. He and colleagues have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.

他和同事們在這3個首都之間往來穿梭。

watchful：警覺的;警惕的

e.g. He looked tall and powerful and, with his dark, watchful face, a little threatening.

他看上去又高又壯，面色黝黑，滿臉警覺，真叫人有點害怕。

unenviable:不值得羨慕的；令人不快的；尷尬的

e.g. She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.

她接受了這個令人為難的差事，負責打頭幾個電話。

e.g. It put me in the unenviable position of having to lie.

這令我陷入了不得不說謊的尷尬境地。

tolerable:可忍受的;可容忍的

e.g. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.

對疼痛的耐受程度因人而異，差別很大。

e.g. He described their living conditions as tolerable.

他把他們的生活條件描述為“尚可忍受”。

magnet :有吸引力的事物或人物

e.g. This disco is a magnet for young people.

這家迪斯科舞廳經常吸引大批年輕的顧客。

conspiracy：密謀;陰謀

e.g. Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.

7個人都來自布里斯托爾，他們承認了合謀縱火。

e.g. He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.

他認為1963年肯尼迪總統遇刺身亡可能是一個陰謀。