1.secession n. 退出,脫離

The secession of some southern states from the USA in the 1860s led to the civil war.
由于南部某些州于十九世紀六十年代脫離美國而導致了南北戰爭。

2.secede [si'si:d] v. 正式脫離或退出(組織) vi. 退出, 脫離

We won't allow Tibet to secede from China and become an independent nation.
我們決不允許西藏脫離中國獨立。

3.consciously adv. 有意識地, 自覺地

Present in the unconscious mind but not consciously expressed.
潛意識的存在于潛意識中，但沒有有意識地表達出來的

4.dimple ['dimpl] n. 酒窩, 漣漪

Mary has two dimples when she smiles.
瑪麗笑時露出兩個笑靨。

5.femininity [femi'niniti] n. 婦女特質, 溫柔, 柔弱性

She's every inch an executive, but she has not lost her femininity, and I think that's one of her greatest achievements.
她是個不折不扣的行政主管，可是她并沒有失去女性的特質。我認為這是她最大的一項成就。

6.maneuver n. 演習, 調遣, 策略 vt. 調遣, 演習, 巧妙地操縱 vi. 調遣, 演習, 用計策

We attempted the difficult maneuver without assistance.
我們嘗試在沒有外援的情況下完成復雜的特技動作

7.immediate adj. 立即的, 即刻的, 直接的, 最接近的

This work demands your immediate attention.
這件工作急需你立即處理。

8.expel [iks'pel] vt. 驅逐, 逐出, 開除

The headmaster decided to make an example of the pupil and expel him from the school.
校長決定開除該生以儆效尤.