* counter
v. 反駁，反對
'I could ask the same thing of you,' she countered.
“我也可以同樣要求你。”她反駁道。
counter an argument/an allegation/a criticism etc
反駁一個論點/指控/批評
* counterpart
n. 相對應或具有相同功能的人或物
Belgian officials are discussing this with their French counterparts.
比利時官員與法國同級官員正在討論此事。
* encounter 1
v. 偶然碰到 (某人)
I first encountered him when studying at Cambridge.
我第一次遇到他是在劍橋讀書時。
* encounter 2
v. 遇到或發現自己面臨（令人不快的、危險的、困難的...某事[某人]）
encounter opposition/resistance
遇到反對/抵抗

* contradict 1
v. 反駁，駁斥
Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
黛博拉張嘴想要反駁，但又把嘴閉上了。
* contradict 2
v. (說法真相等) 與...抵觸，與...矛盾
The witness statements contradict each other and the facts remain unclear.
目擊者的說法互相矛盾，真相依然未明。
* controversial
a. 有爭議的，引起爭議的
a controversial person, decision, organization, book
有爭議的人物、決定、組織、書
* controversy
n. 爭議，爭論
a political controversy
政治爭議
the controversy surrounding Skinner's theories
圍繞斯金納的理論的爭論
* mediator
n. 調解人，斡旋者
* mediate
v. 調停，調解，斡旋
mediate between two countries which are at war
在兩交戰國間斡旋。
* contrast
v. 對比（以顯出兩人或事物的差異）
It is interesting to contrast the two writers.
將這兩位作家加以比較是很有意思的。
* contrary
n. 反面；a. 相反的
It wasn't a good thing; on the contrary it was a huge mistake.
那不是件好事，恰恰相反，是個巨大的錯誤。