refuse
拒絕;回絕
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse.
去吧,去求她,她不大會拒絕。
He flatly refused to discuss the matter.
他斷然拒絕商討這件事。
acknowledge
承認(屬實)
She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform.
她拒不承認改革的必要性。
a generally acknowledged fact
公認的事實
I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
我沒有承認他犯了什么錯。
precious
寶貴的;珍貴的
Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.
在世界的那個地方,潔凈的水是寶貴的東西。
You're wasting precious time!
你在浪費寶貴的時間!
wake sb up
to stop sleeping; to make sb stop sleeping
醒;醒來;喚醒;弄醒
What time do you usually wake up in the morning?
通常你早晨幾點鐘醒?
I always wake early in the summer.
我夏天總是醒得早。